132Protection for medical practitioner who refers person or seeks information

#### 132 Protection for medical practitioner who refers person or seeks information 132 Protection for medical practitioner who refers person or seeks information > > (1) A medical practitioner— > > > > > (a) may, despite any other law— > > > > > > > (i) refer a person (a patient) to another person under this Act, and > > > > > > > (ii) make a request for a copy of the patient’s medical records, or other information about the patient, to another person under this Act, and > > > > > (b) is not liable to any punishment under law because of the referral or request, and > > > > > (c) may not be sanctioned, censured or otherwise penalised by an entity whose function is to regulate the professional conduct of the medical practitioner, only because of having made the referral or request. > > > (2) A person to whom a referral or request mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is made— > > > > > (a) may, despite any other law— > > > > > > > (i) examine the patient to whom the referral relates, or > > > > > > > (ii) give to the medical practitioner who made the request a copy of the medical records or the information requested, and > > > > > (b) is not liable to any punishment under law because of having carried out the examination or having given a copy of the medical records or other information requested, and > > > > > (c) may not be sanctioned, censured or otherwise penalised by an entity whose function is to regulate the professional conduct of the medical practitioner only because of having carried out the examination or having given the copy of the medical records or other information requested.