14DInformation sharing for quality and safety purposes under the Health Services Act 1988

14D Information sharing for quality and safety purposes under the Health Services Act 1988 (1) Nothing in HPP 1.3, or any applicable code of practice modifying the application of HPP 1.3 or prescribing how HPP 1.3 is to be applied or complied with, applies to the collection of health information for the purposes of Part 6B of the **Health Services Act 1988** by any of the following— (a) the Secretary; (b) a quality and safety body; (c) a health service entity; (d) a special adviser. (2) Nothing in HPP 1.5, or any applicable code of practice modifying the application of HPP 1.5 or prescribing how HPP 1.5 is to be applied or complied with, applies to the collection of health information for the purposes of Part 6B of the **Health Services Act 1988** by any of the following— (a) the Secretary; (b) a quality and safety body; (c) a health service entity; (d) a special adviser. (3) Nothing in an HPP, or any applicable code of practice modifying the application of an HPP or prescribing how an HPP is to be applied or complied with, applies to the collection, use or disclosure of health information for the purposes of Part 6B of the **Health Services Act 1988** by— (a) the Secretary; or (b) a quality and safety body; or (c) a health service entity; or (d) a special adviser— to the extent that the HPP requires the consent of the person to whom the health information relates for the collection, use or disclosure of that information. ***health service entity*** has the same meaning as in section 134V of the **Health Services Act 1988**; ***quality and safety body*** has the same meaning as in section 134V of the **Health Services Act 1988**; ***special adviser*** has the same meaning as in section 134V of the **Health Services Act 1988**. S. 14E inserted by No. 47/2021 s. 26.