Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.149Conciliation privileged
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sec.149 Conciliation privileged
This section applies to— anything said or admitted during a conciliation (the information ); or a document, or a copy of a document, prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation. The information, document or copy— is not admissible as evidence in a proceeding before a court, tribunal or disciplinary body; and can not be used by the health ombudsman as a ground for an investigation or inquiry or as evidence in an investigation or inquiry; and can not be used by the National Agency or a National Board for the purpose of taking health, conduct or performance action under the National Law . For example, anything said or admitted during a conciliation can not be admitted in a proceeding to enforce a contract mentioned in section 146 . Subsection (2) does not apply to— the information, if the parties to the conciliation and all persons named in the information consent to its admission or use; or the document or copy, if the person who prepared the document and all persons named in the document consent to its admission or use. (sec.149-ssec.1) This section applies to— anything said or admitted during a conciliation (the information ); or a document, or a copy of a document, prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation. (sec.149-ssec.2) The information, document or copy— is not admissible as evidence in a proceeding before a court, tribunal or disciplinary body; and can not be used by the health ombudsman as a ground for an investigation or inquiry or as evidence in an investigation or inquiry; and can not be used by the National Agency or a National Board for the purpose of taking health, conduct or performance action under the National Law . (sec.149-ssec.3) For example, anything said or admitted during a conciliation can not be admitted in a proceeding to enforce a contract mentioned in section 146 . (sec.149-ssec.4) Subsection (2) does not apply to— the information, if the parties to the conciliation and all persons named in the information consent to its admission or use; or the document or copy, if the person who prepared the document and all persons named in the document consent to its admission or use.
- (a) anything said or admitted during a conciliation (the information ); or
- (b) a document, or a copy of a document, prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation.
- (a) is not admissible as evidence in a proceeding before a court, tribunal or disciplinary body; and
- (b) can not be used by the health ombudsman as a ground for an investigation or inquiry or as evidence in an investigation or inquiry; and
- (c) can not be used by the National Agency or a National Board for the purpose of taking health, conduct or performance action under the National Law .
- (a) the information, if the parties to the conciliation and all persons named in the information consent to its admission or use; or