23AExchange of information between health officials

#### 23A Exchange of information between health officials 23A Exchange of information between health officials > > (1) A health official may disclose information that the health official obtains in the exercise of the health official’s functions to another health official for the purposes of enabling the other health official to exercise the other health official’s functions. > > > (2) A health official may disclose information under this section only if the health official considers that the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in protecting the confidentiality of the information and the privacy of any person to whom the information relates. > > > (3) Nothing in this section limits the ability of a heath official to disclose information under any other Act or law. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > health official means a person or body that exercises functions under any of the following— > > > > > (a) the [Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-069), > > > > > (b) the [Health Care Complaints Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-105), > > > > > (c) the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a), > > > > > (d) the [Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1966-031), > > > > > (e) the [Private Health Facilities Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-009), > > > > > (f) the [Public Health Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-127), > > > > > (g) an Act or instrument, or a provision of an Act or instrument, prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 23A:** Ins 2018 No 73, Sch 2 \[2\].