137Authority for medical practitioner to refer person or seek information without being punished

### 137 Authority for medical practitioner to refer person or seek information without being punished > > (1)  A person’s PMP – > > > > > > (a) may, despite any other law, refer the person, or make a request in relation to the person, to another person under this Act; and > > > > > > > (b) is not liable to any punishment under a law by virtue of having made a referral or request referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS137@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (c) may not be sanctioned, censured, or otherwise penalised, by a person, or body of persons, whose function is to regulate the professional conduct of such a person, by reason only of having made a referral or request referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS137@Gs1@Hpa@EN) . > > > (2)  A person to whom a referral, or request, referred to in [subsection (1)(a)](#GS137@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , in relation to a person is made by the person’s PMP – > > > > > > (a) may, despite any other law, examine the person to whom the referral relates, or give to the PMP a copy of the medical records, or the information, to which the request relates; and > > > > > > > (b) is not liable to any punishment under a law by virtue of having examined the person or having given to the PMP a copy of the medical records or the information; and > > > > > > > (c) may not be sanctioned, censured, or otherwise penalised, by a person, or body of persons, whose function is to regulate the professional conduct of such a person, by reason only of having examined the person or given to the PMP a copy of the medical records or the information.