Serious Offenders Act 2018
287Sharing information with health care providers
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287 Sharing information with health care providers
(1) The Secretary may disclose to a person providing health care to an offender any condition of a supervision order or an interim supervision order that may be relevant to the provision of health care to the offender.
(2) In this section, health care includes care provided by—
(a) a public hospital, denominational hospital, multi purpose service or registered community health service, all within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988; or
(b) a rehabilitation centre; or
(c) an aged care facility; or
(d) a disability service within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006; or
S. 287(2)(e) amended by Nos 19/2019 s. 270(2)(a), 39/2022 s. 869.
(e) a designated mental health service within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022; or
S. 287(2)(f) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 270(2)(b).
(f) a registered NDIS provider within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth.