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NURSE PRACTITIONERS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2004 (NO. 10 OF 2004) - SECT 32

Section 111

substitute

111     Disclosure of information that identifies doctor etc

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     intentionally discloses information notified under this division; and

        (b)     is reckless about whether the person who made the notification, or the pathology laboratory or hospital to which the notification relates, is reasonably able to be identified from the information.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply if—

        (a)     the person who made the notification, or the person in charge of the pathology laboratory or hospital, consents in writing to the disclosure; or

        (b)     the person has a reasonable excuse for the disclosure.

    (3)     In this section:

"person who made the notification" means the doctor, authorised nurse practitioner, pathologist or responsible person who made the notification.

"responsible person" means a counsellor mentioned in section 105 (1) (Notification by responsible people) or person mentioned in section 105 (2) who is responsible for the care, support or education of someone else.



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