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HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK ACT 2011 No. 32 - SECT 112

112 Giving of copy of RCA report or chain of events document—patient safety entity

(1) This section applies if the commissioning authority is—

(a) a network chief executive; or
(b) the chief executive.

(2) The commissioning authority must give a copy of each RCA report or chain of events document received by the commissioning authority under section 101 to a prescribed patient safety entity for an authorised purpose for the entity.

(3) At the time of giving a copy of an RCA report or chain of events document to an entity under subsection (2), the commissioning authority must also give the entity—

(a) details of the reportable event; and
(b) details of the name and address of the entity responsible for providing the relevant health service.

(4) A person who performs functions for the entity—

(a) must not give a copy of the report or document to anyone else; and
(b) must not disclose any information contained in the copy of the report or document, or information mentioned in subsection (3), to anyone else other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report or document was given; and
(c) must not use the copy of the report or document, and the information mentioned in subsection (3), other than for the authorised purpose for which the copy of the report or document was given.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(5) An authorised purpose mentioned in subsection (4)(b) or (c) does not include the disclosure of information contained in the copy of the RCA report or chain of events document, or information mentioned in subsection (3), that may lead to the identification of—

(a) a person involved in providing the relevant health service; or
(b) the person who received the relevant health service.

(6) In this section—

authorised purpose, for a prescribed patient safety entity, means a purpose prescribed under a regulation for the entity that relates to the entity's responsibilities.

patient safety entity means an entity whose responsibilities include the planning, implementation, management and evaluation of patient safety initiatives and programs for a health service.

prescribed patient safety entity means a patient safety entity prescribed under a regulation for a relevant health service.



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