300Confidentiality obligations applying in respect of information from clinical review

300 Confidentiality obligations applying in respect of information from clinical review

(1) Except for the purposes of performing functions for, or related to, conducting a clinical review under this Part, a relevant person must not make a record of, access, use or disclose any information—

(a) gained by or conveyed to the relevant person; or

(b) that the relevant person has in their possession or control—

as a result of conducting the clinical review if the information could identify a mental health and wellbeing service provider or any other person.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) A relevant person must not be required to produce information the relevant person has in their possession or control as a result of performing functions for, or related to, conducting a clinical review to any of the following—

(3) A relevant person must not be required to produce or communicate to a matter or thing that has come to the relevant person's notice in performing functions for, or related to, conducting a clinical review to any of the following—

(4) Subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in section 40 of the Audit Act 1994.