Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.175Information that may or may not be requested
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sec.175 Information that may or may not be requested
Subject to this section, the Minister may ask for information under this part that the Minister needs to perform the Minister’s functions. The information that the Minister may request from the health ombudsman under this part— does not include anything said during a conciliation or a document prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation; but includes information received by the health ombudsman under the National Law . information given to the health ombudsman by a National Board in response to a request under the National Law , section 206B The information that the Minister may request from the National Agency or a National Board under this part includes information about a matter concerning a registered health practitioner who provides health services in Queensland, even if the matter arose outside Queensland. The information that may be requested under this part includes information that identifies a complainant, a person who has received a health service, a health service provider or another person. A reference in this section to a request by the Minister for information includes a request by the Minister to give information to a person under section 174 . In this section— information includes a report. (sec.175-ssec.1) Subject to this section, the Minister may ask for information under this part that the Minister needs to perform the Minister’s functions. (sec.175-ssec.2) The information that the Minister may request from the health ombudsman under this part— does not include anything said during a conciliation or a document prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation; but includes information received by the health ombudsman under the National Law . information given to the health ombudsman by a National Board in response to a request under the National Law , section 206B (sec.175-ssec.3) The information that the Minister may request from the National Agency or a National Board under this part includes information about a matter concerning a registered health practitioner who provides health services in Queensland, even if the matter arose outside Queensland. (sec.175-ssec.4) The information that may be requested under this part includes information that identifies a complainant, a person who has received a health service, a health service provider or another person. (sec.175-ssec.5) A reference in this section to a request by the Minister for information includes a request by the Minister to give information to a person under section 174 . (sec.175-ssec.6) In this section— information includes a report.
- (a) does not include anything said during a conciliation or a document prepared for, or in the course of, a conciliation; but
- (b) includes information received by the health ombudsman under the National Law . Example of information received under the National Law — information given to the health ombudsman by a National Board in response to a request under the National Law , section 206B