Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT ACT 1977 No. 75 of 1977 - SECT 34

34. After section 106 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted
in Division 3 of Part V:- Publication of particulars of determinations of the
Minister.
''106AA. (1) Where a determination of the Minister under section 106 takes
effect or takes effect as varied, the Minister may, if he thinks fit, cause to
be published in the Gazette particulars of that determination, including a
statement of the reasons for making the determination, which may take the form
of, or include, a reference to, or an abstract from, the report to the
Minister on which the determination is based.

''(2) An action or proceeding, civil or criminal, does not lie against a
person for publishing in good faith a copy of, a fair extract from or a fair
abstract of a publication made in accordance with this section.

''(3) For the purposes of sub-section (2), a publication shall be deemed to be
made in good faith if the person by whom it is made is not actuated by ill
will to the person affected by the publication or by any other improper
motive.

''(4) Nothing in this section authorizes the publication of the name of a
patient or particulars that would enable a patient to be identified.''.