Terms used
213 Terms used
In this Part —
disability has the meaning given in the Disability Services Act 1993 section 3;
health information means personal information, whether collected before, on or after the Health Services Amendment Act 2023 section 78 comes into operation, that is —
information, or an opinion, about —
the health (at any time) of an individual; or
a disability (at any time) of an individual; or
an individual’s expressed wishes about the future provision of health services to the individual; or
a health service provided, or to be provided, to an individual;
or
other personal information collected to provide, or in providing, a health service to an individual;
health information management system means a system referred to in section 214(1);
information policy framework means a policy framework issued under section 26(2)(k);
legal process —
means a subpoena, summons, order or other legal requirement that health information be disclosed; but
does not include a legal requirement under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 to disclose a document.
[Section 213 amended: No. 1 of 2023 s. 78.]
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