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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 74
Obtaining medical information from designated person
(1) If the government assessor has the necessary consent for obtaining
medical information about an applicant for victim assistance, the government
assessor may ask a designated person for medical information about the
applicant.
(2) A designated person who is asked by the government assessor to
give the assessor medical information about a stated applicant for victim
assistance may give the assessor the medical information.
(3) The disclosure
of medical information by a designated person under subsection (2) is
authorised despite any other Act or law, including a law imposing an
obligation to maintain confidentiality about the information. Note— See
section 140 for restrictions on disclosing or giving access to information or
documents obtained under this Act.
(4) In this section—
"designated person" see the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , schedule 2 .
"medical information" , about a person, means the person’s medical history
so far as it is relevant to deciding the application.
"necessary consent" , in relation to an applicant for victim assistance, means
consent of the relevant person for the applicant as mentioned in section 52
(c) .
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