Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Records Act 2001 - SECT 31

Organisation may require evidence of identity or authority

31. Organisation may require evidence of identity or authority

Before giving a person access to health information, the organisation must
take reasonable steps to be satisfied about that person's right to it and, for
this purpose, may require evidence of-

   (a)  the person's identity; and

   (b)  if an individual has authorised the organisation to provide access to
        that person, the authority of the individual; and

   (c)  if the person seeking access is an authorised representative of the
        individual within the meaning of section 85(6) or the legal
        representative of a deceased individual, the authority of that person.