Disclosure of information to other Commonwealth, State and Territory entities
219 Disclosure of information to other Commonwealth, State and Territory entities
A person exercising functions under this Law may disclose protected information to the following entities—
the
Chief Executive Medicare under the Human
Services (Medicare) Act 1973 of the Commonwealth;
an entity performing functions under the Health
Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth;
the
Secretary within the meaning of the National
Health Act 1953 of the Commonwealth;
the
Secretary to the Department in which the Migration
Act 1958 of the Commonwealth is administered;
another
Commonwealth, State or Territory entity having functions relating to professional services provided by health practitioners or the regulation of health practitioners.
However, a person may disclose protected information under subsection (1) only if the person is satisfied—
the protected information will be collected, stored and used by the entity to which it is disclosed in a way that ensures the privacy of the persons to whom it relates is protected; and
the provision of the protected information to the entity is necessary to enable the entity to exercise its functions.
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