Disability Services Act 2006
sec.138ZAChief executive must give information to registered health practitioner
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sec.138ZA Chief executive must give information to registered health practitioner
This section applies if— the chief executive is given information about the relevant person under section 138Y or 138Z ; and the person consented to the information being given to the registered health practitioner preparing a report about the person’s mental health. The chief executive must give the information to the registered health practitioner as soon as practicable after receiving the information. The registered health practitioner must not— make a record of the information; or disclose the information to anyone; or give anyone access to the information; or include any details of the information in a report about the relevant person’s mental health prepared under this subdivision. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. s 138ZA ins 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.138ZA-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive is given information about the relevant person under section 138Y or 138Z ; and the person consented to the information being given to the registered health practitioner preparing a report about the person’s mental health. (sec.138ZA-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the information to the registered health practitioner as soon as practicable after receiving the information. (sec.138ZA-ssec.3) The registered health practitioner must not— make a record of the information; or disclose the information to anyone; or give anyone access to the information; or include any details of the information in a report about the relevant person’s mental health prepared under this subdivision. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
- (a) the chief executive is given information about the relevant person under section 138Y or 138Z ; and
- (b) the person consented to the information being given to the registered health practitioner preparing a report about the person’s mental health.
- (a) make a record of the information; or
- (b) disclose the information to anyone; or
- (c) give anyone access to the information; or
- (d) include any details of the information in a report about the relevant person’s mental health prepared under this subdivision.