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Health Records Act 2001
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46 Complaint referred to Health Complaints Commissioner
The Health Complaints Commissioner may treat a complaint referred to him or her by—
S. 46(a) amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 289, 30/2016 s. 81.
(a) the Ombudsman under section 16I of the Ombudsman Act 1973; or
S. 46(ab) inserted by No. 6/2012 s. 37, repealed by No. 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 10.2(a)).
S. 46(b) substituted by Nos 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 25.2), 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 10.2(b)).
(b) the Information Commissioner under section 61C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 or section 63 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014—
as if it were a complaint made under section 45(1).