New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - REG 166

166 Medical practitioner to notify results of health surveillance

(1) As soon as practicable after an employee undergoes health surveillance in accordance with this Part, the medical practitioner must ensure that:

(a) the employee is notified of the results of the surveillance, and given any necessary explanation of those results, and

(b) the employer is notified of the general outcome of the surveillance, and advised on any necessary preventive or remedial action, and

(c) WorkCover or the Department Head (Mining), as the case requires, is notified of any adverse result detected in the surveillance that is consistent with exposure to a hazardous substance referred to in the Table to clause 165.

Maximum penalty: Level 3.

(2) The employer must ensure that results of health surveillance obtained by the employer are kept confidential.

Maximum penalty (subclause (2)): Level 1.

(3) A notification of the results of health surveillance under clause 54 (4) of the Mines Inspection General Rule 2000 , as in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause, is taken to be a notification made under this clause.