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HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK ACT 2011 No. 32 - SECT 85 85 Giving of reports and documents to patient safety entity

HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK ACT 2011 No. 32 - SECT 85

85 Giving of reports and documents to patient safety entity

(1) A committee may give a copy of a report or other document to a prescribed patient safety entity for an authorised purpose for the entity.

(2) A person who performs functions for the entity—

(a) must not give a copy of the report or other document to anyone else; and
(b) must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report or other document to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report or document was given; and
(c) must not use the copy of the report or document, other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report or document was given.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

authorised purpose, for a prescribed patient safety entity, means a purpose prescribed under a regulation for the entity that relates to the entity's responsibilities.

patient safety entity means an entity whose responsibilities include the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of patient safety initiatives and programs.

prescribed patient safety entity means a patient safety entity prescribed under a regulation.