Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 282

282 Application to chief executive for information

(1) A person may apply in writing to the chief executive to be given health information held by a health agency for research being conducted by the person or by an entity of which the person is a member.

(2) The application must state the following—

(a) a description of the research that includes—

(i) the purpose of the research; and

(ii) the methodology of the research;

(b) the type of information required;

(c) the reasons the information is required;

(d) how the privacy of any individual identified will be protected;

(e) if the information will be needed at intervals during the research, details of the intervals;

(f) the name of the person or entity proposing to conduct the research;

(g) the names of all persons who will be given the information for the research;

(h) the duration of the research;

(i) the views of a human research ethics committee about the research including contact details for the committee.