Public Health Act 1991 Public Health Amendment (Patient Information) Regulation 1998 (1998-550) [GG No 135 of 18.9.1998, p 7531] (NSW)

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1998 No 550

New South Wa le s

Public Health Amendment (Patient

Information) Regulation 1998

under the

Public Health Act 1991

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has
made the following Regulation under the Public Health Act 1991.
ANDREW REFSHAUGE
Minister for Health
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to allow a medical practitioner to state the name and address of a patient in a communication made for the purpose of arranging a test to determine if a patient has a Category 5 medical condition. where the patient has given consent for the disclosure.
This Regulation is made under the Public Health Act 1991, including section
17 ( 1 ) (b).
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Published in Gazette No 135 of 18 September 1998, page 7531 Page 1

1998 No 550

Clause 1 Public Health Amendment (Patient Information) Regulation

Public Health Amendment (Patient Information)

Regulation 1998

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Health Amendment (Patient

Information) Regulation 1998.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 18 September 1998.

3 Amendment of Public Health Regulation 1991

The Public Health Regulation 1991 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3)

Clause 7 Protection of identity—exceptions

Insert "or if the patient consents to the disclosure of his or her name
and address in the communication" after 1988" in clause 7(1).
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