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HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK ACT 2011 No. 32 - SECT 87

87 Protection for documents and information

(1) This section applies to—

(a) a report or other document created by or for a committee; or
(b) information contained in a report or other document created by or for a committee; or
(c) information acquired by a person as a member of the committee or as a relevant person for the committee.

(2) The document or information—

(a) can not be accessed under any order, whether of a judicial or administrative nature; and
(b) is not admissible in any proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence under this division.

(3) A person must not, and can not be compelled to, produce the document or information, or to give evidence relating to the document or information, in any proceeding, other than a proceeding for an offence under this division.

(4) In this section—

order includes a direction or other process.

proceeding, includes—

(a) a civil proceeding; or
(b) a criminal proceeding; or
(c) a disciplinary proceeding under the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 or a proceeding under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.


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