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Ambulance Service Act 1991
sec.50GDisclosure to person who has sufficient interest in health and welfare of person
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### sec.50G Disclosure to person who has sufficient interest in health and welfare of person
A designated officer may disclose confidential information if the disclosure is to a person who, in the officer’s reasonable opinion, has a sufficient personal interest in the health and welfare of the person to whom the confidential information relates.
the person’s child, guardian, parent or spouse
an adult who is providing home care to the person because of a chronic condition or disability
a medical practitioner who has had responsibility for the care and treatment of the person
However, subsection (1) does not apply if the person to whom the confidential information relates requests the information not to be disclosed.
For subsection (1) , if the person to whom the confidential information relates is deceased another person has a sufficient personal interest in the health and welfare of the deceased person if, in the officer’s reasonable opinion, the other person would have had a sufficient interest while the deceased person was alive.
s 50G ins 2008 No. 64 s 11
amd 2022 No. 1 s 117 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.50G-ssec.1) A designated officer may disclose confidential information if the disclosure is to a person who, in the officer’s reasonable opinion, has a sufficient personal interest in the health and welfare of the person to whom the confidential information relates. the person’s child, guardian, parent or spouse an adult who is providing home care to the person because of a chronic condition or disability a medical practitioner who has had responsibility for the care and treatment of the person
(sec.50G-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the person to whom the confidential information relates requests the information not to be disclosed.
(sec.50G-ssec.3) For subsection (1) , if the person to whom the confidential information relates is deceased another person has a sufficient personal interest in the health and welfare of the deceased person if, in the officer’s reasonable opinion, the other person would have had a sufficient interest while the deceased person was alive.
- • the person’s child, guardian, parent or spouse
- • an adult who is providing home care to the person because of a chronic condition or disability
- • a medical practitioner who has had responsibility for the care and treatment of the person