Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
31Information sharing limitation if there may be a risk of family violence or other serious harm
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31 Information sharing limitation if there may be a risk of family violence or other serious harm
(1) This section applies if a person (first person) is required or authorised under this Act to give or disclose the personal information or health information of a person and the first person reasonably believes that by doing so there is a risk that a person may be subjected to family violence or other serious harm.
(2) The first person must not give or disclose the personal information or health information of a person to another person if the first person reasonably believes that by doing so there is a risk that a person may be subjected to family violence or other serious harm.
(3) To avoid doubt, this section applies regardless of whether the person has consented to the disclosure of their personal information or health information.