127AMedical communications

### 127A Medical communications > > (1)  A medical practitioner, without the consent of his or her patient, must not divulge in any civil proceeding any communication made to him or her in a professional capacity by the patient that was necessary to prescribe or act for the patient unless the sanity of the patient is the matter in dispute. > > > (2)  A person who has possession, custody or control of any communication referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS127A@Gs1@EN) or of any record of such a communication made to a medical practitioner by a patient, without the consent of the patient, must not divulge that communication or record in any civil proceeding unless the sanity of the patient is the matter in dispute. > > > (3)  This section does not – > > > > > > (a) protect any communication made for any criminal purpose; or > > > > > > > (b) prejudice the right to give in evidence any statement or representation made at any time to or by a medical practitioner in or about the effecting by any person of an insurance on the life of that person or any other person. > > > > > > > > | Note: This section does not appear in the Evidence Act 1995 of the Commonwealth. |