Definitions
144A Definitions
S. 144A inserted by No. 23/2017 s. 7.
In this Part—
Central Information Point has the meaning set out in section 144O;
CIP data custodian has the meaning set out in section 144F;
CIP purpose has the meaning set out in section 144OA;
CIP request has the meaning set out in section 144OC;
CIP requester means an information sharing entity or a class of information sharing entity declared under section 144G;
confidential information means—
health information; or
personal information, including sensitive information; or
unique identifiers; or
identifiers;
consent means express or implied consent;
excluded information has the meaning set out in section 144C;
family violence assessment purpose means the purpose of establishing or assessing the risk of—
a person committing family violence; or
a person being subjected to family violence;
family violence protection purpose means the purpose of managing a risk of—
a person committing family violence and includes the ongoing assessment of the risk of the person committing family violence; or
a person being subjected to family violence and includes the ongoing assessment of the risk of the person being subjected to family violence;
handling, in relation to confidential information, has the meaning set out in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 in relation to personal information;
health information has the meaning set out in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001;
identifier has the meaning set out in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001;
information sharing entity has the meaning set out in section 144D;
linked person means any person whose confidential information is relevant to a family violence assessment purpose or family violence protection purpose other than a person who—
is a primary person; or
is a person of concern; or
is alleged to pose a risk of family violence;
person of concern has the meaning set out in section 144B;
personal information has the meaning set out in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;
primary person has the meaning set out in section 144E;
protection entity means an information sharing entity that is prescribed to be a protection entity for the purposes of section 144D(2)(b);
risk assessment entity means an information sharing entity that is prescribed to be a risk assessment entity for the purposes of section 144D(2)(a);
sensitive information has the meaning set out in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;
unique identifier has the meaning set out in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
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