HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
216Duty of confidentiality
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216 Duty of confidentiality (1) A person who is, or has been, a person exercising functions under this Law must not disclose to another person protected information. (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if— (a) the information is disclosed in the exercise of a function under, or for the purposes of, this Law; or (b) the disclosure— (i) is to a co-regulatory authority; or (ii) is authorised or required by any law of a participating (c) the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law; or (d) the disclosure is with the agreement of the person to whom the information relates; or (e) the disclosure is in a form that does not identify the identity of a person; or (f) the information relates to proceedings before a responsible tribunal and the proceedings are or were open to the public; or (g) the information is, or has been, accessible to the public, including because it is or was recorded in a National Register; or
(h) the disclosure is otherwise authorised by the Ministerial Council.