Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1981
7Certain persons may be given information
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7 Certain persons may be given information
Sections 4 and 6 do not prohibit a person who has assisted, or is assisting, in the conduct of a prescribed study from giving information concerning the affairs of another person to: (a) the person who supplied the information; (b) where the information concerns the affairs of only one person—that person; (c) where the information concerns the affairs of 2 or more persons—any of those persons with the consent of the other person, or each other person, whose affairs that information concerns; or (d) a person nominated by a person to whom the information may be given by virtue of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) as a person to whom that information may be given.