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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 223
Disclosure of confidential information in the public interest
(1) Section 220 (1) does not apply to the disclosure of
confidential information by a relevant person if— (a) the chief executive
believes, on reasonable grounds, the disclosure is in the public interest; and
(b) the chief executive has, in writing, authorised the disclosure.
(2) The
department’s annual report for a financial year under the
Financial Accountability Act 2009 must include details of— (a) the nature of
any confidential information disclosed under subsection (1) during the
financial year; and
(b) the purpose for which the confidential information
was disclosed.
(3) However, the details mentioned in subsection (2) (a) must
not identify, directly or indirectly, the person to whom the
confidential information relates.
(4) Despite the Public Sector Act 2022 ,
section 282 , the chief executive may not delegate the chief executive’s
power under subsection (1) .
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