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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
sec.220BDisclosure of information about unregistered persons to protect health or safety of persons
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### sec.220B Disclosure of information about unregistered persons to protect health or safety of persons
This section applies if—
because of an investigation into a possible offence against Part 7 , or a prosecution of an offence against that Part, the National Agency or a National Board reasonably believes that—
an unregistered person poses a serious risk to persons; and
it is necessary to give notice under this section to protect public health or safety; and
the unregistered person—
is self-employed and shares premises and the cost of the premises with registered health practitioners; or
has a practice arrangement with an entity.
The National Agency or the National Board may give written notice of the risk, and any relevant information about the unregistered person, to the registered health practitioners or entities mentioned in subsection (1) (b) .
To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not allow the Board to give health information about a patient to the registered health practitioners or entities mentioned in subsection (1) (b) .
In this section—
health information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.
sch s 220B ins 2022 No. 22 s 111
(sec.220B-ssec.1) This section applies if— because of an investigation into a possible offence against Part 7 , or a prosecution of an offence against that Part, the National Agency or a National Board reasonably believes that— an unregistered person poses a serious risk to persons; and it is necessary to give notice under this section to protect public health or safety; and the unregistered person— is self-employed and shares premises and the cost of the premises with registered health practitioners; or has a practice arrangement with an entity.
(sec.220B-ssec.2) The National Agency or the National Board may give written notice of the risk, and any relevant information about the unregistered person, to the registered health practitioners or entities mentioned in subsection (1) (b) .
(sec.220B-ssec.3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not allow the Board to give health information about a patient to the registered health practitioners or entities mentioned in subsection (1) (b) .
(sec.220B-ssec.4) In this section— health information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.
- (a) because of an investigation into a possible offence against Part 7 , or a prosecution of an offence against that Part, the National Agency or a National Board reasonably believes that— (i) an unregistered person poses a serious risk to persons; and (ii) it is necessary to give notice under this section to protect public health or safety; and
- (i) an unregistered person poses a serious risk to persons; and
- (ii) it is necessary to give notice under this section to protect public health or safety; and
- (b) the unregistered person— (i) is self-employed and shares premises and the cost of the premises with registered health practitioners; or (ii) has a practice arrangement with an entity.
- (i) is self-employed and shares premises and the cost of the premises with registered health practitioners; or
- (ii) has a practice arrangement with an entity.
- (i) an unregistered person poses a serious risk to persons; and
- (ii) it is necessary to give notice under this section to protect public health or safety; and
- (i) is self-employed and shares premises and the cost of the premises with registered health practitioners; or
- (ii) has a practice arrangement with an entity.