Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 105

105 Disclosure of information—RCA team member or relevant person

(1) A person who is or was a member of an RCA team must not disclose to someone else information acquired by the person as a member of the RCA team, other than for the purpose (an
"authorised purpose" ) of—

(a) the RCA team conducting an RCA of a reportable event; or

(b) the RCA team preparing an RCA report or safety and quality report; or

(c) the RCA team giving the commissioning authority that appointed the RCA team members—

(i) an RCA report under section 101 ; or

(ii) a notice under section 102 ; or

(iii) a safety and quality report under section 106 ; or

(d) the RCA team complying with a requirement of an inspector made of the RCA team under this Act, if the requirement relates to an offence under this division; or

(e) if the person is a registered health practitioner—notifying the health ombudsman about information in relation to a reasonable belief of the person that another registered health practitioner has behaved in a way that constitutes public risk notifiable conduct.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) Also, a person who is or was a relevant person for an RCA team must not disclose to someone else information acquired by the person as a relevant person for the RCA team, other than for an authorised purpose.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"information" includes—

(a) the identity of a member of the RCA team; and

(b) information from which a member of the RCA team could be identified.