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Ambulance Service Act 1991
sec.36PGiving of copy of RCA report—medical director
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### sec.36P Giving of copy of RCA report—medical director
The commissioning authority may give a copy of each RCA report received by the authority under section 36H to the medical director for an authorised purpose.
At the time of giving a copy of an RCA report to the medical director under section 36H , the commissioning authority must also give the medical director—
details of the reportable event; and
details of the place where the event happened.
The medical director—
must not give a copy of the report to anyone else, other than a person who performs functions relating to the authorised purpose for the medical director; and
must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given; and
must not use the copy of the report, and the information mentioned in subsection (2) , other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A person who performs functions relating to the authorised purpose for the medical director—
must not give a copy of the report to anyone else; and
must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given; and
must not use the copy of the report, and the information mentioned in subsection (2) , other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
An authorised purpose mentioned in subsection (3) (b) or (c) or subsection (4) (b) or (c) does not include the disclosure of information contained in the copy of the RCA report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , that may lead to the identification of—
a person involved in providing the relevant ambulance service; or
the person who received the relevant ambulance service.
In this section—
authorised purpose means a purpose relating to the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of safety initiatives and programs for the Queensland Ambulance Service.
relevant ambulance service means the ambulance service during the provision of which the reportable event happened.
s 36P ins 2007 No. 28 s 50
amd 2014 No. 65 s 12 ; 2022 No. 1 s 18
(sec.36P-ssec.1) The commissioning authority may give a copy of each RCA report received by the authority under section 36H to the medical director for an authorised purpose.
(sec.36P-ssec.2) At the time of giving a copy of an RCA report to the medical director under section 36H , the commissioning authority must also give the medical director— details of the reportable event; and details of the place where the event happened.
(sec.36P-ssec.3) The medical director— must not give a copy of the report to anyone else, other than a person who performs functions relating to the authorised purpose for the medical director; and must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given; and must not use the copy of the report, and the information mentioned in subsection (2) , other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.36P-ssec.4) A person who performs functions relating to the authorised purpose for the medical director— must not give a copy of the report to anyone else; and must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given; and must not use the copy of the report, and the information mentioned in subsection (2) , other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.36P-ssec.5) An authorised purpose mentioned in subsection (3) (b) or (c) or subsection (4) (b) or (c) does not include the disclosure of information contained in the copy of the RCA report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , that may lead to the identification of— a person involved in providing the relevant ambulance service; or the person who received the relevant ambulance service.
(sec.36P-ssec.6) In this section— authorised purpose means a purpose relating to the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of safety initiatives and programs for the Queensland Ambulance Service. relevant ambulance service means the ambulance service during the provision of which the reportable event happened.
- (a) details of the reportable event; and
- (b) details of the place where the event happened.
- (a) must not give a copy of the report to anyone else, other than a person who performs functions relating to the authorised purpose for the medical director; and
- (b) must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given; and
- (c) must not use the copy of the report, and the information mentioned in subsection (2) , other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given.
- (a) must not give a copy of the report to anyone else; and
- (b) must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report, or information mentioned in subsection (2) , to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given; and
- (c) must not use the copy of the report, and the information mentioned in subsection (2) , other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report was given.
- (a) a person involved in providing the relevant ambulance service; or
- (b) the person who received the relevant ambulance service.