Anatomical Examinations Act 2006
8Access to medical records
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8 Access to medical records
(1) The Head of Faculty may request access to the medical records of any deceased person for whom the Head of Faculty holds a valid consent form.
(2) The request may be made of any person who the Head of Faculty believes may hold medical records of the deceased person.
(3) The request is authority for its recipient to provide the Head of Faculty with –
(a) access to the medical records of the deceased person; and
(b) if the request so stipulates, copies of the medical records of the deceased person.
(4) It is the duty of the recipient of the request to comply with it as far and as soon as practicable.
(5) If the Head of Faculty makes the request orally and it is complied with to any degree, the Head of Faculty is to confirm the request in writing as soon as practicable.
(6) If the recipient of the request incurs costs in complying with it, the Head of Faculty is to reimburse the recipient for those costs to such extent as the Head of Faculty considers reasonable in the circumstances.