Health Transparency Act 2019
sec.7Information to which Act applies
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sec.7 Information to which Act applies
This Act applies to— general information about— public sector health service facilities; and private health facilities; and State aged care facilities; and private residential aged care facilities; and quality and safety information about— public sector health service facilities; and private health facilities; and residential care information about— State aged care facilities; and private residential aged care facilities. This Act applies to information mentioned in subsection (1) that is— publicly available; or given to the chief executive under or in relation to the administration of this Act; or held by the chief executive as a result of obtaining or having access to the information, or information from which the information was derived— under a service agreement under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 35 ; or under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 138F or 138M ; or because of a report given under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , section 144 ; or under the Public Health Act 2005 , section 217 or 218 . Subsection (2) (c) applies to information held by the chief executive on or after the commencement. (sec.7-ssec.1) This Act applies to— general information about— public sector health service facilities; and private health facilities; and State aged care facilities; and private residential aged care facilities; and quality and safety information about— public sector health service facilities; and private health facilities; and residential care information about— State aged care facilities; and private residential aged care facilities. (sec.7-ssec.2) This Act applies to information mentioned in subsection (1) that is— publicly available; or given to the chief executive under or in relation to the administration of this Act; or held by the chief executive as a result of obtaining or having access to the information, or information from which the information was derived— under a service agreement under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 35 ; or under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 138F or 138M ; or because of a report given under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , section 144 ; or under the Public Health Act 2005 , section 217 or 218 . (sec.7-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (c) applies to information held by the chief executive on or after the commencement.
- (a) general information about— (i) public sector health service facilities; and (ii) private health facilities; and (iii) State aged care facilities; and (iv) private residential aged care facilities; and
- (i) public sector health service facilities; and
- (ii) private health facilities; and
- (iii) State aged care facilities; and
- (iv) private residential aged care facilities; and
- (b) quality and safety information about— (i) public sector health service facilities; and (ii) private health facilities; and