Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts7. (1) A person shall not, without the consent of the consumer—
(a) request a health status report, in relation to a consumer, from a person other than the consumer; or
(b) provide a health status report, in relation to a consumer, to a person other than the consumer.
(2) A person shall not, without the consent of the consumer, obtain a health status report in relation to a consumer from a health service provider.
(3) Where a person requests or obtains the consent of a consumer to requesting or obtaining a health status report in relation to the consumer, the person shall—
(a) inform the consumer in writing of the right of the consumer to request a copy of the health status report;
(b) if the consumer so requests—as soon as practicable give a copy of the health status report to the consumer; and
(c) if the consumer gives to the person a statement containing comments by the consumer in relation to the health status report—
(i) give due consideration to the comments; and
(ii) retain the statement for as long as the person retains the report.
(4) A consent given by a consumer for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) shall—
(a) be in writing and signed—
(i) if the consumer is a young person or a legally incompetent person—by a guardian of the consumer; or
(ii) in any other case—by the consumer; and
(b) if the health service report is to be, or has been, prepared or substantially prepared by a health service provider—specify the name of the health service provider.
(5) This section does not apply to the extent, if any, that a health status report is requested, obtained or provided in accordance with—
(a) a law of the Territory;
(b) a law of the Commonwealth; or
(c) an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.