sec.139Definitions for pt 7

### sec.139 Definitions for pt 7 In this part— confidential information means— information, acquired by a person in the person’s capacity as a designated person, from which a person who is receiving or has received a public sector health service could be identified; or information accessed by a prescribed health professional under section 161C (2) . s 139 def confidential information sub 2016 No. 50 s 14 amd 2022 No. 1 s 33 (3) designated person see section 139A . s 139 def designated person sub 2016 No. 50 s 14 amd 2016 No. 5 s 923 sch 4 (amdt could not be given effect) external service provider means an entity providing a health service under an agreement between the chief executive or a Service and the entity. s 139 def external service provider ins 2014 No. 65 s 34 guardian , of a child, means a person who is recognised in law as having the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that, by law, parents have in relation to their children. information system means a system for making, keeping and preserving records, whether paper-based, electronic or both, including records that contain confidential information. s 139 def information system ins 2014 No. 65 s 34 parent see section 140 . prescribed health practitioner ... s 139 def prescribed health practitioner ins 2016 No. 50 s 14(2) om 2022 No. 1 s 33 (1) prescribed health professional means— a health professional, other than a person mentioned in section 139A (1) , who is prescribed by regulation; or a person who was a health professional mentioned in paragraph (a) . s 139 def prescribed health professional ins 2002 No. 1 s 33 (2) prescribed information system means an information system prescribed by regulation. s 139 def prescribed information system ins 2016 No. 50 s 14(2) relevant health practitioner ... s 139 def relevant health practitioner ins 2016 No. 50 s 14(2) om 2022 No. 1 s 33 (1) - (a) information, acquired by a person in the person’s capacity as a designated person, from which a person who is receiving or has received a public sector health service could be identified; or - (b) information accessed by a prescribed health professional under section 161C (2) . - (a) a health professional, other than a person mentioned in section 139A (1) , who is prescribed by regulation; or - (b) a person who was a health professional mentioned in paragraph (a) .