Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A person who is employed or engaged by a mental health service provider may enter another person's health information into an electronic health information system.
(2) A person must not collect or use, or attempt to collect or use, health information from an electronic health information system unless the collection or use of the information is reasonably required by—
(a) a mental health service provider for the purposes of providing mental health services to the person to whom that information relates; or
(b) the chief psychiatrist or the Secretary to perform his or her functions or exercise his or her powers under this Act; or
(c) the Tribunal for the purposes of performing its functions or exercising its powers under this Act; or
(d) the Panel for the purposes of performing its functions or exercising its powers under this Act or the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 .
(3) In this section—
"electronic health information system" means an electronic data collection system by which health information is shared between mental health service providers for the purpose of enabling continuity in the provision of mental health services to the persons to whom the health information relates.