24Satisfying requirements described in pathology service

24 Satisfying requirements described in pathology service

Unless the contrary intention appears, a requirement contained in the description of a pathology service in Part 3 is satisfied if:

(a) for a requirement for information — the information:

(i) is included in the request for the service; or

(ii) was supplied in writing on an earlier occasion to
the approved pathology authority that rendered
the service, and has been kept by the approved pathology authority; or

(b) for a requirement for laboratory test results — the results are:

(i) included in the request for the service; or

(ii) obtained from another laboratory test performed in the same patient episode; or

(iii) included in results from an earlier laboratory test that have been kept by the approved pathology authority.