Public Health (General) Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Regulation 2009 (NSW)

2009 No 513

New South Wales

Public Health (General) Amendment

(Disclosure of Information) Regulation

2009

under the

Public Health Act 1991

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Public Health Act 1991.

CARMEL TEBBUTT, MP

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
Section 75 of the Public Health Act 1991 makes it an offence for a person to disclose information obtained in connection with the administration of that Act unless the person has a lawful excuse for the disclosure. The object of this Regulation is to provide that a person has such a lawful excuse for the disclosure of information consisting of epidemiological data if the disclosure is made in accordance with an approval provided by a person authorised by the Chief Health Officer, Department of Health (in addition to an approval provided by the Chief Health Officer).

This Regulation is made under the Public Health Act 1991, including sections 75 (2) (e) and 82 (the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	2009

Public Health (General) Amendment (Disclosure of

Information) Regulation 2009

under the

Public Health Act 1991

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Public Health (General) Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Regulation 2009.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the

NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Public Health (General) Regulation 2002
Clause 20 Disclosure of information—lawful excuse

Insert “or any person authorised by the Chief Health Officer,” after
“Chief Health Officer, Department of Health,”.