7ADisclosure for compassionate reasons

7A Disclosure for compassionate reasons

7A Disclosure for compassionate reasons

For the Act, Schedule 1, clause 11(1)(l), an organisation may disclose health information for a secondary purpose if —

(a) the disclosure of the information for the secondary purpose is to provide the information to an immediate family member of the individual for compassionate reasons, and

(b) the disclosure is limited to the extent reasonable for those compassionate reasons, and

(c) the individual is deceased, and

(d) the disclosure is not contrary to a wish expressed by the individual, and not withdrawn, before the death of the individual of which the organisation was aware or could make itself aware by taking reasonable steps, and

(e) if the immediate family member is under the age of 18 years, the organisation reasonably believes that the family member has sufficient maturity in the circumstances to receive the information.

s 7A: Ins 2022 (799), sec 3.