Requesting information
218 Requesting information
In this section —
external provider —
includes —
a contracted health entity;
an individual, a group of individuals or a body (whether corporate or unincorporate) that provides a service specifically for people who have or may have an illness or disability, wholly or partly from funds paid to the individual, group or body by or on behalf of the State;
but
does not include a person who is the carer under the Carers Recognition Act 2004 section 5 of a person who has or may have an illness or disability;
interstate authority means —
a department of the Public Service of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory; or
an agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory; or
a body (whether corporate or unincorporate), or the holder of an office, post or position, established or continued in existence for a public purpose under a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory;
relevant information means information (including personal information) that, in the opinion of the Department CEO, is or is likely to be relevant to any of the following —
the administration or enforcement of this Act;
the management of health service providers;
the planning for, provision, monitoring and evaluation of public health services;
health related research, whether that research is conducted by persons who are staff members of a health service provider or persons employed or engaged in the Department or other persons.
The Department CEO may request any of these persons or bodies to disclose relevant information to the Department CEO —
a public authority;
an interstate authority;
an external provider.
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