sec.139AMeaning of designated person

### sec.139A Meaning of designated person Designated person means a person who is— a public service employee employed in the department; or a health service employee; or the chief health officer; or a deputy chief health officer; or the chief psychiatrist; or a health professional (other than a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ) engaged in delivering a public sector health service, whether at a public sector health service facility or another place; or a member of a board of a Service; or a person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ) engaged temporarily to provide administrative support services for a Service or the department; or a person being educated or trained at a public sector health service facility as part of the requirements for— registration, enrolment or other authorisation (however described) to practise as a health professional; or completion of a course of study qualifying a person for registration, enrolment or authorisation mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or a person providing education or training at a public sector health service facility to a person mentioned in paragraph (h) ; or a contractor who accesses confidential information under a contract to provide information and communication technology or information management services to a Service or the department; or a volunteer carrying out duties at a public sector health service facility on behalf of a Service or the department; or an inspector; or another person prescribed under a regulation for this paragraph to be a designated person. Any person who was a person mentioned in subsection (1) is also a designated person . s 139A ins 2016 No. 50 s 15 amd 2020 No. 23 s 55E ; 2020 No. 31 s 17 ; 2021 No. 16 s 22I (sec.139A-ssec.1) Designated person means a person who is— a public service employee employed in the department; or a health service employee; or the chief health officer; or a deputy chief health officer; or the chief psychiatrist; or a health professional (other than a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ) engaged in delivering a public sector health service, whether at a public sector health service facility or another place; or a member of a board of a Service; or a person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ) engaged temporarily to provide administrative support services for a Service or the department; or a person being educated or trained at a public sector health service facility as part of the requirements for— registration, enrolment or other authorisation (however described) to practise as a health professional; or completion of a course of study qualifying a person for registration, enrolment or authorisation mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or a person providing education or training at a public sector health service facility to a person mentioned in paragraph (h) ; or a contractor who accesses confidential information under a contract to provide information and communication technology or information management services to a Service or the department; or a volunteer carrying out duties at a public sector health service facility on behalf of a Service or the department; or an inspector; or another person prescribed under a regulation for this paragraph to be a designated person. (sec.139A-ssec.2) Any person who was a person mentioned in subsection (1) is also a designated person . - (a) a public service employee employed in the department; or - (b) a health service employee; or - (c) the chief health officer; or - (ca) a deputy chief health officer; or - (d) the chief psychiatrist; or - (e) a health professional (other than a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) ) engaged in delivering a public sector health service, whether at a public sector health service facility or another place; or - (f) a member of a board of a Service; or - (g) a person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ) engaged temporarily to provide administrative support services for a Service or the department; or - (h) a person being educated or trained at a public sector health service facility as part of the requirements for— (i) registration, enrolment or other authorisation (however described) to practise as a health professional; or (ii) completion of a course of study qualifying a person for registration, enrolment or authorisation mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or - (i) registration, enrolment or other authorisation (however described) to practise as a health professional; or - (ii) completion of a course of study qualifying a person for registration, enrolment or authorisation mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or - (i) a person providing education or training at a public sector health service facility to a person mentioned in paragraph (h) ; or - (j) a contractor who accesses confidential information under a contract to provide information and communication technology or information management services to a Service or the department; or - (k) a volunteer carrying out duties at a public sector health service facility on behalf of a Service or the department; or - (l) an inspector; or - (m) another person prescribed under a regulation for this paragraph to be a designated person. - (i) registration, enrolment or other authorisation (however described) to practise as a health professional; or - (ii) completion of a course of study qualifying a person for registration, enrolment or authorisation mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or