sec.78Access to records about a resident

### sec.78 Access to records about a resident This section applies to a record about a resident in a residential service kept by the service provider including, for a registered service, a record about a resident kept under section 77 . If asked by the resident, the service provider must, within the time stated in subsection (3) , give the resident or another person access to the record to enable the resident or other person to inspect the record or take a copy. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The time for giving the access is— for a record needed by the resident or other person in an emergency—immediately; or otherwise— for a record containing medical information about the resident—within 24 hours after the request is made; or for another record—within a reasonable time after the request is made. (sec.78-ssec.1) This section applies to a record about a resident in a residential service kept by the service provider including, for a registered service, a record about a resident kept under section 77 . (sec.78-ssec.2) If asked by the resident, the service provider must, within the time stated in subsection (3) , give the resident or another person access to the record to enable the resident or other person to inspect the record or take a copy. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.78-ssec.3) The time for giving the access is— for a record needed by the resident or other person in an emergency—immediately; or otherwise— for a record containing medical information about the resident—within 24 hours after the request is made; or for another record—within a reasonable time after the request is made. - (a) for a record needed by the resident or other person in an emergency—immediately; or - (b) otherwise— (i) for a record containing medical information about the resident—within 24 hours after the request is made; or (ii) for another record—within a reasonable time after the request is made. - (i) for a record containing medical information about the resident—within 24 hours after the request is made; or - (ii) for another record—within a reasonable time after the request is made. - (i) for a record containing medical information about the resident—within 24 hours after the request is made; or - (ii) for another record—within a reasonable time after the request is made.