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Serious Offenders Act 2018
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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.