Offence of unauthorised use or disclosure of specified patient health information
134ZR Offence of unauthorised use or disclosure of specified patient health information
S. 134ZR inserted by No. 4/2023 s. 4.
(1) A person who is authorised under this Part to access the Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System must not use or disclose specified patient health information obtained by that person from the Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System other than in accordance with this Part.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
Subsection (1) does not apply if—
the use or disclosure of the specified patient health information is expressly authorised or required by or under any other Act; or
the use or disclosure of the specified patient health information is authorised by law.
For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), "any other Act" does not include the Health Privacy Principles in the Health Records Act 2001 or Part 3 or Part 5 of that Act.
This section applies whether or not the use or disclosure would otherwise be permitted under section 141.
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