EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES (CONFIDENTIALITY) ACT 1981 - SECT 11 Publication of results of studies etc.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES (CONFIDENTIALITY) ACT 1981 - SECT 11

  (1)   Nothing in this Act prohibits the publication of conclusions based on, statistics derived from, or particulars of procedures used in, a prescribed study, but such conclusions, statistics or particulars shall not be published in a manner that enables the identification of an individual person (including a deceased person).

  (2)   In this section, publication , in relation to conclusions, statistics or particulars, includes:

  (a)   the divulging or communication to a court of the conclusions, statistics or particulars; and

  (b)   the production to a court of, or the permitting of a court to have access to, a document containing the conclusions, statistics or particulars.