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Ambulance Service Act 1991
sec.36TInformation not to be given in evidence
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### sec.36T Information not to be given in evidence
A stated person is neither competent nor compellable—
to produce in a proceeding, or in compliance with a requirement under an Act or legal process, any document in the person’s possession or under the person’s control created—
by, or at the request of, a person under this part; or
solely for the conduct of an RCA of a reportable event; or
to divulge or communicate in a proceeding, or in compliance with a requirement under an Act or legal process, information that came to the person’s notice as a stated person.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a requirement made in proceedings for an alleged offence against this part or section 49 by the stated person.
In this section—
information includes—
the identity of a member of an RCA team; and
information from which a member of an RCA team could be identified.
stated person means a person who is or was any of the following—
a member of an RCA team;
the commissioning authority;
a relevant person for an RCA team or the commissioning authority;
a person who performs functions for the medical director.
s 36T ins 2007 No. 28 s 50
amd 2013 No. 36 s 331 sch 1
(sec.36T-ssec.1) A stated person is neither competent nor compellable— to produce in a proceeding, or in compliance with a requirement under an Act or legal process, any document in the person’s possession or under the person’s control created— by, or at the request of, a person under this part; or solely for the conduct of an RCA of a reportable event; or to divulge or communicate in a proceeding, or in compliance with a requirement under an Act or legal process, information that came to the person’s notice as a stated person.
(sec.36T-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a requirement made in proceedings for an alleged offence against this part or section 49 by the stated person.
(sec.36T-ssec.3) In this section— information includes— the identity of a member of an RCA team; and information from which a member of an RCA team could be identified. stated person means a person who is or was any of the following— a member of an RCA team; the commissioning authority; a relevant person for an RCA team or the commissioning authority; a person who performs functions for the medical director.
- (a) to produce in a proceeding, or in compliance with a requirement under an Act or legal process, any document in the person’s possession or under the person’s control created— (i) by, or at the request of, a person under this part; or (ii) solely for the conduct of an RCA of a reportable event; or
- (i) by, or at the request of, a person under this part; or
- (ii) solely for the conduct of an RCA of a reportable event; or
- (b) to divulge or communicate in a proceeding, or in compliance with a requirement under an Act or legal process, information that came to the person’s notice as a stated person.
- (i) by, or at the request of, a person under this part; or
- (ii) solely for the conduct of an RCA of a reportable event; or
- (a) the identity of a member of an RCA team; and
- (b) information from which a member of an RCA team could be identified.
- (a) a member of an RCA team;
- (b) the commissioning authority;
- (c) a relevant person for an RCA team or the commissioning authority;
- (d) a person who performs functions for the medical director.