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Ambulance Service Act 1991
sec.49AConfidential information must not be disclosed by informed person
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### sec.49A Confidential information must not be disclosed by informed person
This section applies if a person who is or was a designated officer directly or indirectly discloses confidential information to another person (the informed person ).
The informed person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose the confidential information to another person unless the disclosure is required or permitted under this Act or another law.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The informed person may disclose the confidential information—
to the person to whom the confidential information relates; or
for a lawful purpose for which the confidential information was originally disclosed to the informed person; or
if an agreement mentioned in section 50L requires or allows the disclosure—under the agreement.
Subsection (2) applies even if a person who could be identified from the disclosure of the confidential information is deceased.
s 49A ins 2008 No. 64 s 9
sub 2022 No. 1 s 19
(sec.49A-ssec.1) This section applies if a person who is or was a designated officer directly or indirectly discloses confidential information to another person (the informed person ).
(sec.49A-ssec.2) The informed person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose the confidential information to another person unless the disclosure is required or permitted under this Act or another law. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.49A-ssec.3) The informed person may disclose the confidential information— to the person to whom the confidential information relates; or for a lawful purpose for which the confidential information was originally disclosed to the informed person; or if an agreement mentioned in section 50L requires or allows the disclosure—under the agreement.
(sec.49A-ssec.4) Subsection (2) applies even if a person who could be identified from the disclosure of the confidential information is deceased.
- (a) to the person to whom the confidential information relates; or
- (b) for a lawful purpose for which the confidential information was originally disclosed to the informed person; or
- (c) if an agreement mentioned in section 50L requires or allows the disclosure—under the agreement.