Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Records Act 2001 - SECT 26

No access to health information where threat to life or health of individual or another person2

26. No access to health information where threat to life or health of
individual or another person2

An organisation must not give an individual access under this Act to his or
her health information, or part of his or her health information, if the
organisation believes on reasonable grounds, having regard to the guidelines,
if any, issued or approved by the Health Services Commissioner under section
22 for the purposes of HPP 6.1(a), that the provision of the health
information, or that part of the health information, would pose a serious
threat to the life or health of the individual or any other person.