Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
121Published decisions or reasons to exclude personal information
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121 Published decisions or reasons to exclude personal information
121 Published decisions or reasons to exclude personal information
(1) If the Supreme Court publishes a decision, or its reasons for a decision, made in relation to a review application, the Court must ensure the decision or reasons are published in a form that does not disclose personal information about any of the following—
(a) a party to the proceeding,
(b) a person who has appeared before the Court in the proceeding,
(c) if the coordinating practitioner is not a party to the proceeding—the coordinating practitioner for the patient,
(d) if the consulting practitioner is not a party to the proceeding—the consulting practitioner for the patient,
(e) if the person is not a party to the proceeding—a former coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient,
(f) if the role of administering practitioner for the patient has been transferred under section 64(2)—a person to whom the role has been transferred.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Supreme Court from disclosing personal information about a person referred to in the subsection—
(a) in written reasons given under section 120(1), or
(b) in a copy of written reasons given under section 120(2).
(3) In this section—
personal information includes any information that would disclose the identity of a person.