Health Complaints Act 1995
53Privilege in case of unjustifiable exercise of power
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53 Privilege in case of unjustifiable exercise of power
(1) A person is not required to provide or produce any information or document under this Part if the Supreme Court determines that the purpose for which the information or document was required to be provided or produced does not justify –
(a) the adverse effect on the financial interests of the person; or
(b) the intrusion on the privacy of an individual by disclosure of private or confidential matters relating to the individual –
that would likely result from the provision or production of the information or document.
(2) An application to the Supreme Court for a determination referred to in subsection (1) may be made by the person required to provide or produce the information or document.