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Health Records Act 2001
30Individual may authorise another person to be given access
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30 Individual may authorise another person to be given access
(1) If an individual—
(a) has a right of access; and
(b) has signed a written authority for access to be provided to a person named in the authority—
the person so named must be given access to the health information.
S. 30(2) inserted by No. 57/2014 s. 153(1).
(2) In this section—
***written authority*** includes a supportive attorney appointment within the meaning of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.