sec.159ORelease of information by a health services designated person

### sec.159O Release of information by a health services designated person A health services designated person may, for this Act, give a relevant person or the Childrens Court confidential information if— for a relevant person or the Childrens Court—the information is relevant to the protection or wellbeing of a child; or for a relevant person who is the chief executive and without limiting paragraph (a) —the information is relevant to the chief executive’s review under chapter 7A . Subsection (1) (a) includes the giving of information, before a child is born, that is relevant to the protection or wellbeing of the child after he or she is born. This section does not limit a power or obligation under this chapter to give information. In this section— confidential information see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 . designated person see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 . health services designated person means a designated person. relevant person means— the chief executive; or an authorised officer; or a police officer. s 159O ins 2004 No. 36 s 24 (amd 2005 No. 10 s 50 sch ) amd 2010 No. 33 s 75 ; 2011 No. 32 s 332 sch 1 pt 2 (amd 2012 No. 9 s 47 ); 2014 No. 28 s 24 ; 2017 No. 44 s 65 (sec.159O-ssec.1) A health services designated person may, for this Act, give a relevant person or the Childrens Court confidential information if— for a relevant person or the Childrens Court—the information is relevant to the protection or wellbeing of a child; or for a relevant person who is the chief executive and without limiting paragraph (a) —the information is relevant to the chief executive’s review under chapter 7A . (sec.159O-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) includes the giving of information, before a child is born, that is relevant to the protection or wellbeing of the child after he or she is born. (sec.159O-ssec.3) This section does not limit a power or obligation under this chapter to give information. (sec.159O-ssec.4) In this section— confidential information see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 . designated person see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 . health services designated person means a designated person. relevant person means— the chief executive; or an authorised officer; or a police officer. - (a) for a relevant person or the Childrens Court—the information is relevant to the protection or wellbeing of a child; or - (b) for a relevant person who is the chief executive and without limiting paragraph (a) —the information is relevant to the chief executive’s review under chapter 7A . - (a) the chief executive; or - (b) an authorised officer; or - (c) a police officer.