New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 243A

243A Information gathering and use by Authority and Nominal Insurer

(1) The Authority and the Nominal Insurer may collect, analyse, use and disclose data, statistics and other information relating to any of the following:

(a) claims for compensation and work injury damages,

(b) the functions, activities and performance of scheme agents, specialised insurers and self-insurers,

(c) policies of insurance,

(d) the investment of assets of the Insurance Fund.

(2) For that purpose, the Authority and the Nominal Insurer may obtain information from scheme agents, specialised insurers, self-insurers and from any other source.

(3) This section extends to authorise the Authority and the Nominal Insurer to collect and analyse, and to disclose to such persons or classes of persons as may be prescribed by the regulations, personal information about the health of an individual, but only in relation to (or in connection with) the matters referred to in subsection (1).

(4) Section 243 does not prevent the disclosure of information in accordance with this section.