Collection, use and disclosure of confidential information if special adviser appointed
134ZA Collection, use and disclosure of confidential information if special adviser appointed
S. 134ZA inserted by No. 34/2019 s. 85.
A special adviser may do any of the following for a quality and safety purpose specified in the special adviser's appointment—
collect and use confidential information from—
a health service entity or a health service entity in a class of health service entity specified in the appointment; and
the Secretary or quality and safety body (whichever of them appointed the special adviser); and
if the special adviser is appointed jointly with another special adviser, that other special adviser;
disclose confidential information—
to the Secretary or quality and safety body (whichever of them appointed the special adviser); and
if the special adviser is appointed jointly with another special adviser, that other special adviser.
If a special adviser requests a health service entity to disclose confidential information for a quality and safety purpose specified in the appointment, the special adviser may disclose any confidential information to the health service entity that may assist it to identify the confidential information it holds that is relevant to a purpose specified in the request.
Each of the following may disclose confidential information to a special adviser for a quality and safety purpose specified in the special adviser's appointment—
the Secretary or quality and safety body (whichever of them appointed the special adviser);
a health service entity or health service entity in a class of health service entity specified in the appointment.
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