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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Death Notification Legislation (Amendment) Act
2004
Act No.
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO CORONERS ACT 1985 3
3. New definitions inserted in section 3 3
4. Additional functions of State Coroner 4
5. New section 10A inserted 4
10A. Delegation from State Coroner to a coroner 4
6. New section 13A inserted 4
13A. Obligation to report reviewable death 4
7. Information to coroner 5
8. Jurisdiction of coroners to investigate a death 5
9. New section 15A inserted 6
15A. Jurisdiction of State Coroner to investigate reviewable
deaths 6
10. New section 22A inserted 7
22A. Notification of certain deaths to CCOPMM 7
11. Control of body 7
12. Change to heading of Division 2 of Part 5 7
13. New Division 3 inserted in Part 5 8
Division 3--Powers of Investigation of Reviewable Deaths 8
30A. State Coroner has same investigative powers for
reviewable death and reportable death 8
30B. If the reviewable death is a reportable death 8
30C. If the reviewable death is not a reportable death 8
30D. State Coroner may investigate a reviewable death 8
30E. Information about a child or person other than the
deceased child 9
30F. Information collected by coroner in relation to a
reviewable death or a reportable death 9
14. Additional function of Institute 9
15. Additional powers of Institute 10
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PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO BIRTHS, DEATHS AND
MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996 12
16. New definitions inserted in section 4 12
17. Additional functions of Registrar 12
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18. Registrar to inquire regarding reviewable deaths 13
19. New Division 4A inserted into Part 7 13
Division 4A--Information relating to child deaths 13
49A. Registrar's obligations in relation to the death of a
child 13
49B. Registrar's obligations in relation to the death of a
child and a still-birth 14
PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO HEALTH ACT 1958 16
20. New definitions inserted in section 162B 16
21. Changed function of Council 16
22. New sections 162FA and 162FB inserted 16
162FA. Council may request disclosure 16
162FB. Disclosure of information held by the Council 17
23. Confidentiality 18
PART 5--AMENDMENT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PERSONS ACT 1989 19
24. Notification to protective intervener 19
PART 6--AMENDMENT TO HUMAN SERVICES (COMPLEX
NEEDS) ACT 2003 20
25. Confidentiality provision 20
ENDNOTES 21
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Initiated in Assembly 4 May 2004
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A BILL
to amend the Coroners Act 1985 to create a category of reviewable
death to allow investigation of multiple child deaths, to amend the
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996, the Health
Act 1958, the Children and Young Persons Act 1989 and the
Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2003 and for other purposes.
Death Notification Legislation
(Amendment) Act 2004
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is--
(a) to amend the Coroners Act 1985--
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(i) to create a category of reviewable
death; and
(ii) in relation to the functions and powers
of the Victorian Institute of Forensic
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Medicine with respect to reviewable
5
deaths; and
(b) to amend the Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Act 1996 in relation to the
powers of the Registrar with respect to
reviewable deaths; and
10
(c) to amend the Health Act 1958 in relation to
the powers of the Consultative Council on
Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and
Morbidity; and
(d) to amend the Children and Young Persons
15
Act 1989 in relation to the effect under the
Health Act 1958 of a notification to a
protective intervener; and
(e) to amend the Human Services (Complex
Needs) Act 2003 in relation to the
20
confidentiality of information under that Act.
2. Commencement
(1) This Part and Parts 4, 5 and 6 come into operation
on the day after the day on which this Act receives
the Royal Assent.
25
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), the remaining
provisions of this Act come into operation on a
day or days to be proclaimed.
(3) If a provision referred to in sub-section (2) does
not come into operation before 1 January 2005, it
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comes into operation on that day.
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See:
PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO CORONERS ACT 1985
Act No.
10257.
3. New definitions inserted in section 3 Reprint No. 4
as at
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In section 3(1) of the Coroners Act 1985 insert 23 October
2002
the following definitions-- and
amending
' "child" means a person under 18 years of age;
5 Act No.
76/2003.
"parent" in relation to a child includes-- LawToday:
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(a) a step-parent; dpc.vic.
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(b) an adoptive parent;
(c) a foster parent;
(d) a guardian;
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(e) a person who has custody or daily care
and control;
(f) a person who has all the duties, powers,
responsibilities and authority (whether
conferred by a court or otherwise)
15
which, by law, parents have in relation
to children;
"reviewable death" means a death--
(a) where the body is in Victoria; or
(b) that occurred in Victoria; or
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(c) the cause of which occurred in Victoria;
or
(d) of a child who ordinarily resided in
Victoria at the time of death--
being a death of a second or subsequent child
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of a parent;
"sibling" in relation to a child includes a half-
brother, half-sister, adoptive brother,
adoptive sister, step-brother or step-sister of
the child;'.
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4. Additional functions of State Coroner
After section 7(c) of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
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"(ca) to ensure that all reviewable deaths reported
to the State Coroner are investigated;".
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5. New section 10A inserted
After section 10 of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"10A. Delegation from State Coroner to a
coroner
10
The State Coroner may, by instrument,
delegate to a coroner any power or duty of
the State Coroner other than a prescribed
power or duty or this power of delegation.".
6. New section 13A inserted
15
After section 13 of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"13A. Obligation to report reviewable death
(1) A person who has reasonable grounds to
believe that a reviewable death has not been
20
reported to the State Coroner as a reviewable
death must report it to the State Coroner as
soon as possible after becoming aware of the
existence of that death.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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(2) A doctor who is present at or after the death
of a child must report the death as soon as
possible to the State Coroner if the death is a
reviewable death.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
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(3) If more than one doctor is present at or after
a reviewable death and one of them reports it
to the State Coroner, the other doctors need
not report the death but must give the State
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Coroner any information which may help the
5
investigation into that death.".
7. Information to coroner
(1) In section 14(1) of the Coroners Act 1985 after
"reports a" insert "reportable death or a
reviewable".
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(2) In section 14(2) of the Coroners Act 1985 after
"investigation" insert "relating to a reportable
death or a reviewable death".
8. Jurisdiction of coroners to investigate a death
(1) In section 15(2) of the Coroners Act 1985 for
15
"A coroner" substitute "Unless section 15(2A)
applies, a coroner".
(2) After section 15(2) of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"(2A) A coroner who receives a report of a
20
reportable death that is also a reviewable
death must report that death to the State
Coroner.
(2B) A coroner who receives a report of a
reviewable death that is not also a reportable
25
death must report that death to the State
Coroner.".
(3) After section 15(3) of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"(4) A coroner may not investigate a reportable
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death that is also a reviewable death unless
the State Coroner has delegated the power to
do so to the coroner under section 10A.
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(5) If in the course of investigating a reportable
death a coroner finds that the death is also a
reviewable death, the coroner must--
(a) stop the investigation of the death; and
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(b) report the death to the State Coroner.
5
(6) If a death is reported to the State Coroner
under sub-section (5), the State Coroner may
delegate the power to the coroner to
investigate the death under section 10A.
(7) A delegation made in respect of an
10
investigation of a death to which sub-section
(6) applies has effect as if it had been made
before the coroner commenced investigating
the death.".
9. New section 15A inserted
15
After section 15 of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"15A. Jurisdiction of State Coroner to
investigate reviewable deaths
(1) The State Coroner has jurisdiction to
20
investigate a death that is or may be a
reviewable death.
(2) After a reviewable death that is also a
reportable death is reported to the State
Coroner, he or she must investigate that
25
death.
(3) After a death that is or may be a reviewable
death but that is not a reportable death is
reported to the State Coroner, he or she may
investigate that death.
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(4) The State Coroner may give directions to a
coroner to investigate a reviewable death,
including directions regarding the manner of
conducting that investigation.
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(5) The State Coroner may give directions to a
coroner to conduct an inquest in relation to a
reviewable death but may not give directions
regarding the manner of conducting that
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inquest.
5
(6) If the State Coroner delegates jurisdiction
under section 10A to a coroner to investigate
a death that is or may be a reviewable death,
the coroner has jurisdiction to investigate
that death.".
10
10. New section 22A inserted
After section 22 of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"22A. Notification of certain deaths to
CCOPMM
15
A coroner may notify the Consultative
Council on Obstetric and Paediatric
Mortality and Morbidity of the particulars of
the death of a child reported to a coroner.".
11. Control of body
20
In section 24 of the Coroners Act 1985--
(a) after "reportable" insert "or reviewable";
(b) after "may give" insert "to a coroner".
12. Change to heading of Division 2 of Part 5
In the heading of Division 2 of Part 5 of the
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Coroners Act 1985, after "Investigation" insert
"of Reportable Deaths".
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13. New Division 3 inserted in Part 5
After Division 2 of Part 5 of the Coroners Act
1985 insert--
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"Division 3--Powers of Investigation of
Reviewable Deaths
5
30A. State Coroner has same investigative
powers for reviewable death and
reportable death
The State Coroner has the same investigative
powers in relation to a reviewable death that
10
he or she has in relation to a reportable death
under Divisions 1 and 2.
30B. If the reviewable death is a reportable
death
If a reviewable death is a reportable death,
15
the State Coroner may refer the death to the
Institute to enable the Institute to perform its
functions under this Act.
30C. If the reviewable death is not a reportable
death
20
If the reviewable death is not a reportable
death, the State Coroner may refer the death
to the Institute to enable the Institute to
perform its functions under this Act.
30D. State Coroner may investigate a
25
reviewable death
(1) The State Coroner may investigate a
reviewable death without referring the death
to the Institute if he or she considers that it is
necessary and appropriate to do so.
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(2) Sub-section (1) does not affect the power of
the State Coroner to refer a reviewable death
to the Institute under section 30B.
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30E. Information about a child or person other
than the deceased child
Any information provided to a coroner about
a child or person other than the deceased
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child in the course of an investigation into a
5
reviewable death must be excluded from the
public record of that investigation except in
the circumstances of an inquest in relation to
the deceased child.
30F. Information collected by coroner in
10
relation to a reviewable death or a
reportable death
Any information collected by a coroner in
relation to a reviewable death or a reportable
death that is also a reviewable death may be
15
given to the Institute if the coroner considers
the information is necessary to enable the
Institute to perform its functions under this
Act.".
14. Additional function of Institute
20
After section 66(2) of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
"(3) The Institute also has a function to
investigate, assess and instigate appropriate
responses in respect of--
25
(a) the health or safety of a living sibling of
a deceased child; and
(b) the health of a parent of a deceased
child--
where the death of that child constitutes a
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reviewable death.".
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15. Additional powers of Institute
After section 66A(2) of the Coroners Act 1985
insert--
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'(3) Without limiting sub-section (1), the Institute
has power in respect of the functions
5
specified in section 66(1) to--
(a) collect, use and disclose personal
information and health information;
(b) advise the State Coroner as to whether
a reviewable death requires further
10
investigation.
(4) Without limiting sub-section (1), the Institute
has power in respect of the function specified
in section 66(3) to--
(a) collect, use and disclose personal
15
information and health information;
(b) advise the State Coroner as to whether
a reviewable death requires further
investigation;
(c) consult the family and other persons,
20
including a health service provider, to
assess the family's need for health and
support services;
(d) refer the family to health and support
services;
25
(e) assess whether a notification under
section 64 of the Children and Young
Persons Act 1989 should be made in
relation to any living siblings of the
deceased child;
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(f) make a notification under section 64 of
the Children and Young Persons Act
1989 in relation to any living siblings
of the deceased child;
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(g) advise the State Coroner that the
Institute has made a notification under
section 64 of the Children and Young
Persons Act 1989 in relation to any
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living siblings of the deceased child.
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(5) Despite any other Act or law, a person to
whom a request is made under sub-section
(3) or (4) is authorised by this section to
provide the information requested by the
Institute.
10
(6) In this section--
"health information" has the same meaning
as in section 3(1) of the Health
Records Act 2001;
"health service provider" has the same
15
meaning as in section 3(1) of the
Health Records Act 2001;
"personal information" has the same
meaning as in section 3 of the
Information Privacy Act 2000.
20
Example
The Institute may exchange personal information or
health information with persons such as the family's
general practitioner or the maternal and child health
25 nurse.'
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See: PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO BIRTHS, DEATHS AND
Act No.
MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996
43/1996.
Reprint No. 1
as at
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16. New definitions inserted in section 4
18 February
1999
In section 4(1) of the Births, Deaths and
and
Marriages Registration Act 1996 insert the
5 amending
Act No.
following definitions--
74/2000.
LawToday:
' "child" means a person under 18 years of age;
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
"Council" has the same meaning as in
gov.au
section 162B of the Health Act 1958;
"Institute" has the same meaning as in
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section 3(1) of the Coroners Act 1985;
"neonatal death" means the death of a live-born
child within 28 days after the birth;
"reviewable death" has the same meaning as in
section 3(1) of the Coroners Act 1985;
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"sibling" has the same meaning as in section 3(1)
of the Coroners Act 1985;'.
17. Additional functions of Registrar
After section 6(b) of the Births, Deaths and
Marriages Registration Act 1996 insert--
20
"(ba) to provide information in relation to
reviewable deaths for the purposes of the
Coroners Act 1985 including information in
relation to--
(i) the identification of living siblings; and
25
(ii) known or registered previous child
deaths including neonatal deaths; and".
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18. Registrar to inquire regarding reviewable deaths
(1) In section 42(1)(c) of the Births, Deaths and
Marriages Registration Act 1996 for "Register."
substitute "Register; or".
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(2) After section 42(1)(c) of the Births, Deaths and
5
Marriages Registration Act 1996 insert--
"(d) in the case of a death of a child--
(i) whether a reviewable death has
occurred; and
(ii) if the Registrar determines that a
10
reviewable death has occurred, whether
there are any living or deceased siblings
of the deceased child.".
19. New Division 4A inserted into Part 7
After Division 4 of Part 7 of the Births, Deaths
15
and Marriages Registration Act 1996 insert--
"Division 4A--Information relating to child
deaths
49A. Registrar's obligations in relation to the
death of a child
20
(1) If the Registrar receives information in
relation to the death of a child, the
Registrar--
(a) must search the Register to determine
whether the death is a reviewable death;
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and
(b) must, if the Registrar determines that
the death is a reviewable death, search
the Register to determine whether there
are living siblings of the deceased
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child; and
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(c) may arrange for a search of a register of
another State or Territory to determine
the matters set out in paragraphs (a)
and (b).
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(2) If the Registrar determines that the death is a
5
reviewable death, the Registrar must
advise--
(a) the State Coroner as to the result of the
searches under sub-section (1) for the
purposes of enabling the Coroner to
10
perform his or her functions under the
Coroners Act 1985; and
(b) the Council for the purpose of enabling
the Council to perform its functions
under the Health Act 1958.
15
(3) Despite section 44, if information referred to
in this section was obtained from a register
of another State or Territory, the advice
under sub-section (2) must identify which
register provided the information.
20
49B. Registrar's obligations in relation to the
death of a child and a still-birth
Despite anything to the contrary in any Act
or law, if the Registrar has been given notice
under this Act of a still-birth or of the death
25
of a child, the Registrar must notify the
Council of the death and forward to the
Council--
(a) in relation to a still-birth, any medical
certificate in his or her possession or
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under his or her control relating to the
still-birth;
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(b) in relation to a neonatal death--
(i) any medical certificate in his or
her possession or under his or her
control relating to the death; and
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(ii) a certificate of death;
5
(c) in relation to the death of a child who
died between 28 days and 18 years of
age--
(i) any medical certificate in his or
her possession or under his or her
10
control relating to the death of that
child; and
(ii) a certificate of death.".
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s. 20
See: PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO HEALTH ACT 1958
Act No.
6270.
20. New definitions inserted in section 162B
Reprint No. 10
as at
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In section 162B of the Health Act 1958 insert the
1 July 2002
and
following definitions--
amending
Act Nos
' "health service provider" has the same
5 48/1998 and
meaning as in section 3(1) of the Health
46/2003.
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Records Act 2001;
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
"Ministerial Committee" means a committee
gov.au
established by the Minister for Community
Services whose functions include providing
10
advice to the Minister regarding the death of
children and young people who have been
the subject of notifications under section
64(1) of the Children and Young Persons
Act 1989;'.
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21. Changed function of Council
In section 162F(1) of the Health Act 1958, for
paragraphs (a) and (aa) substitute--
"(a) to conduct study, research and analysis into
the incidence and causes of maternal deaths,
20
still-births and the deaths of children in
Victoria who die aged less than 18 years of
age and to collect information (including
personal information and health information)
for this purpose;".
25
22. New sections 162FA and 162FB inserted
After section 162F of the Health Act 1958
insert--
"162FA. Council may request disclosure
(1) The Council may for the purpose of
30
performing its functions under section
162F(1) request a health service provider to
provide information to the Council.
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(2) Despite any other Act or law, a health
service provider to whom a request is made
under sub-section (1) is authorised by this
section to provide the information requested
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to the Council.
5
162FB. Disclosure of information held by the
Council
The Council may, if it determines that it is in
the public interest to do so, provide
information obtained in the course of
10
performing its functions under section
162F(1) to--
(a) the Medical Practitioners Board of
Victoria established under the Medical
Practice Act 1994;
15
(b) the Nurses Board of Victoria
established under the Nurses Act 1993;
(c) the State Coroner under the Coroners
Act 1985;
(d) a Ministerial Committee;
20
(e) a protective intervener under section
64(1) of the Children and Young
Persons Act 1989 if the Council
believes on reasonable grounds that a
child is in need of protection;
25
(f) any other consultative council
established or appointed under this Act
if the Council considers that the death
is relevant to the functions of the
consultative council;
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(g) a--
(i) day procedure centre;
(ii) multi purpose service;
(iii) private hospital;
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(iv) public hospital;
(v) denominational hospital--
within the meaning of section 3(1) of
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the Health Services Act 1988;
(h) any person or body in another State or
5
Territory that the Council determines
has functions corresponding to a person
or body referred to in paragraphs (a)
to (g);
(i) any other person or class of persons
10
prescribed for the purposes of this
section.".
23. Confidentiality
In section 162H(1) of the Health Act 1958, after
"to the extent necessary to perform those
15
functions" insert "or to provide information in
accordance with section 162FB".
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Part 5--Amendment to Children and Young Persons Act 1989
s. 24
See:
PART 5--AMENDMENT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG
Act No.
PERSONS ACT 1989 56/1989.
Reprint No. 7
as at
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24. Notification to protective intervener 1 March 2002
and
For section 64(3)(d) of the Children and Young amending
Persons Act 1989 substitute--
5 Act Nos
69/1992,
"(d) without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b), does 11/2002,
35/2002 and
not constitute a contravention of-- 83/2003.
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(i) section 162H of the Health Act 1958; www.dms.
dpc.vic.
or gov.au
(ii) section 141 of the Health Services Act
10
1988; or
(iii) section 120A of the Mental Health Act
1986.".
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Act No.
NEEDS) ACT 2003
68/2003.
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(1) In section 31(3)(b) of the Human Services
(Complex Needs) Act 2003, after "in the course
5
of" insert "criminal".
(2) Section 31(3)(e) of the Human Services
(Complex Needs) Act 2003 is repealed.
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