28Form of access

#### 28 Form of access 28 Form of access > > (1) Access to health information relating to an individual is to be provided to the individual— > > > > > (a) by giving the individual a copy of the health information, or > > > > > (b) by giving the individual a reasonable opportunity to inspect and take notes from the health information. > > > (2) If an individual has requested that access to health information be provided in a particular form, the private sector person is to provide access in that form, and in accordance with any guidelines issued by the Privacy Commissioner for the purposes of this section. > > > (3) Despite subsection (2), a private sector person may refuse to provide access to health information in the form requested if providing the information in that form— > > > > > (a) would place unreasonable demands on the organisation’s resources, or > > > > > (b) would be detrimental to the preservation of the information or (having regard to the physical form in which the information is contained) would otherwise not be appropriate, or > > > > > (c) would involve an infringement of copyright subsisting in matter contained in the information. > > > > If access is refused under this clause, the information is to be provided in another form. > > > (4) Despite anything to the contrary in this Part or HPP 7, a private sector person who receives a request for access to health information collected before the commencement of this section need only give the individual an accurate summary of the health information.