Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.274Disclosure of information for legal proceeding
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sec.274 Disclosure of information for legal proceeding
A person is not required to disclose confidential information to a court or tribunal, or to produce a document containing confidential information to a court or tribunal, unless it is necessary to do so for a purpose of this Act or the National Law . Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information or production of a document to a court or tribunal in a criminal proceeding or disciplinary proceeding. In this section— confidential information see section 272 (8) . (sec.274-ssec.1) A person is not required to disclose confidential information to a court or tribunal, or to produce a document containing confidential information to a court or tribunal, unless it is necessary to do so for a purpose of this Act or the National Law . (sec.274-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information or production of a document to a court or tribunal in a criminal proceeding or disciplinary proceeding. (sec.274-ssec.3) In this section— confidential information see section 272 (8) .