HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 - SECT 10A Statement of principle regarding right of access—children and young

HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 - SECT 10A

        The right of access to a health record conferred by section 10 (1) is exercisable—

        (a)     for a consumer who is a child—on behalf of the child by the person with parental responsibility for the child; and

        (b)     for a consumer who is a young person—

              (i)     if the young person has sufficient maturity and developmental capacity to understand the nature of the young person's request to access a health record and the nature of the record—by the young person personally; or

              (ii)     in any other case—on behalf of the young person by the person with parental responsibility for the young person.