Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020
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139 Information sharing
139 Information sharing
(1) A Minister administering this Act may disclose forensic patient information obtained under this Act to any other Minister administering this Act—
(a) for the purpose of enabling or assisting either Minister to exercise functions under this Act, or
(b) for the purpose of the administration or execution of this Act.
(2) In this section—
forensic patient information means a document, report or other information relating to a forensic patient, including information of that kind that is—
(a) personal information within the meaning of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002, or
(b) health information within the meaning of the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.