Health Services Act 1988

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 applies to a contractor or a sub-contractor in its capacity as a provider of health services to public hospital patients at the hospital in accordance with an agreement under section 69B(1) or a sub-contract agreement as if—

the contractor or sub-contractor were an agency within the meaning of that Act; and

the holder of the office specified in the agreement under section 69B(1) or in the sub-contract agreement for the purposes of the application of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 were the principal officer of that agency; and

the Minister were the responsible Minister of that agency; and

the persons employed by the contractor or sub-contractor were officers of that agency.

Nothing in this section applies the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to a contractor or sub-contractor—

in any capacity other than that mentioned in subsection (1); or

with respect to any period during which health services were not actually being provided by the contractor or sub-contractor to public hospital patients at the hospital.