36AQuality assurance committees

36A Quality assurance committees

[Section 36A Inserted by No. 41 of 1995, s. 6 ]

(1)  [Section 36A Subsection (1) amended by No. 73 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Jul 2014] The Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, may declare that a specified committee established by the Commissioner is an approved quality assurance committee for the purposes of this Act and by like notice may revoke the declaration.

(2)  The Minister must not make a declaration under subsection (1) unless satisfied –

(a) [Section 36A Subsection (2) amended by No. 73 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Jul 2014] that the committee is established by the Commissioner; and

(b) [Section 36A Subsection (2) amended by No. 73 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Jul 2014] that the committee's functions include the assessment and evaluation of the quality of ambulance services provided by the Commissioner; and

(c) that the carrying out of the committee's functions and powers would be facilitated by the provision of immunities afforded by this section in respect of its proceedings; and

(d) that it is in the public interest that persons be prohibited from disclosing information given to the committee in the course of the performance of its functions.

(3)  A person who is or has been a member of a committee in respect of which a declaration under subsection (1) has been made must not either directly or indirectly –

(a) make a record of or divulge or communicate to any person any information gained by or conveyed to that person as such a member while the declaration was in force; or

(b) make use of any such information –

except to the extent necessary for the performance of the functions of that committee or of the person as such a member.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  A person who is or has been a member of a committee in respect of which a declaration under ) has been made is not required –