sec.206Disclosure of confidential information to entities performing relevant functions

sec.206 Disclosure of confidential information to entities performing relevant functions

A person may disclose confidential information to— a coroner investigating the death of a person under the Coroners Act 2003 ; or a law enforcement agency, for the purposes of detecting, investigating, preventing or prosecuting an offence in relation to a regulated substance under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 . A person may disclose confidential information, other than criminal history information, to— the chief executive; or the council; or the chief executive officer; or a National Health Practitioner Board, or the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law; or an entity established under the National Health Act 1953 (Cwlth) ; or an official under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 ; or another entity of the Commonwealth or another State, for performing the entity’s functions relating to the regulation of pharmacy businesses or pharmacy services. However, a person may disclose confidential information to an entity under subsection (1) or (2) only if the person is satisfied— the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the entity to exercise its functions; and the confidential information will be collected, stored and used by the entity in a way that protects the privacy of the persons to whom the information relates from unjustified intrusion. s 206 amd 2025 No. 21 s 33 (sec.206-ssec.1) A person may disclose confidential information to— a coroner investigating the death of a person under the Coroners Act 2003 ; or a law enforcement agency, for the purposes of detecting, investigating, preventing or prosecuting an offence in relation to a regulated substance under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 . (sec.206-ssec.2) A person may disclose confidential information, other than criminal history information, to— the chief executive; or the council; or the chief executive officer; or a National Health Practitioner Board, or the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law; or an entity established under the National Health Act 1953 (Cwlth) ; or an official under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 ; or another entity of the Commonwealth or another State, for performing the entity’s functions relating to the regulation of pharmacy businesses or pharmacy services. (sec.206-ssec.3) However, a person may disclose confidential information to an entity under subsection (1) or (2) only if the person is satisfied— the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the entity to exercise its functions; and the confidential information will be collected, stored and used by the entity in a way that protects the privacy of the persons to whom the information relates from unjustified intrusion.

• (a) a coroner investigating the death of a person under the Coroners Act 2003 ; or