HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 - SECT 8 Access otherwise than under pt 3

HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 - SECT 8

    (1)     A health service provider may allow a consumer to have access otherwise than in accordance with this part to a health record relating to the consumer.

    (2)     Subsection (1) applies—

        (a)     subject to any prohibition on giving access to the health record under any of the following provisions:

              (i)     section 14A (No access to health record relating to Children and Young People Act complaint etc);

              (ii)     section 15 (No access to health record where risk to life or health of consumer or another person);

              (iii)     section 17 (No access to health record where material given in confidence); and

        (b)     except as stated in paragraph (a)—despite any other provision of this part.