Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
31Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court
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31 Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court (1) Application may be made to the Magistrates Court (the court) for— (a) a declaration that, for this Act, a person has, or does not have, the status under this Act of— (i) a legally incompetent person; or (ii) a guardian of a legally incompetent person; or (iii) a child or young person; or (iv) a young person who has or does not have sufficient nature of the young person’s request to access a health record relating to the young person and the nature of the record; or (v) a person with parental responsibility for a child or young (vi) a legal representative of a deceased person; or (b) a declaration that, for this Act, anything done or purportedly done under this Act was, or was not, validly done; or (c) any other order in relation to a matter arising under this Act that the court considers appropriate. (2) An application may be made by— (a) the health services commissioner; or (b) any person who has a sufficient interest in the matter to warrant the making by the person of the application. (3) The court may make, vary or revoke a declaration or order of a kind referred to in subsection (1).