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Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
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25 Children and young people Subject to this Act, if a consumer is a child or young person, a right or power conferred on consumers by this Act— (a) is exercisable on behalf of the consumer by a person with parental responsibility for the consumer; and (b) is not exercisable by the consumer on the consumer’s own behalf.