147Functions of the Health Complaints Commissioner Advisory Council

147 Functions of the Health Complaints Commissioner Advisory Council

The functions of the Council are to—

(a) liaise with health service providers and consumers of health services to advise the Commissioner on the development of the practice protocol under section 124 and complaint handling standards; and

(b) provide advice to the Commissioner, on the request of the Commissioner, regarding any function or power of the Commissioner.

Part 13—General

Division 1—Disclosure of information

148 Commissioner may give information or copies of orders to other bodies or jurisdictions

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the National Law or a relevant law, the Commissioner may give information obtained in the course of administering this Act that is or may be the subject of or relevant to a complaint, investigation or inquiry under the National Law or a relevant law to—

(a) in the case of the National Law, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or any relevant National Board; or

(b) in any other case, the person or body responsible for dealing with the matter under the relevant law.

(2) If the Commissioner makes an interim prohibition order or a prohibition order, the Commissioner may give a copy of the order to—

(a) the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or any relevant National Board; and

(b) any person or body dealing with health complaints under the jurisdiction of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth, if the person or body has the power to make orders in the nature of the order.