Western Australian Current Regulations

PRISONS REGULATIONS 1982 - REG 29K

29K .         Disclosure of results of test

        (1)         The organisation referred to in regulation 29I(2)(a) must ensure that the results of any test done on the sample are not disclosed by the organisation or the employees of the organisation to any person other than the chief executive officer.

        (2)         The chief executive officer must not disclose the test results to any person other than —

            (a)         the affected prison officer; or

            (b)         a medical officer responsible for the medical care and treatment of the prisoner.

        (3)         The affected prison officer must not disclose the test results disclosed to them under subregulation (2)(a) except in a manner that does not disclose the identity of the prisoner or enable the identity of the prisoner to be ascertained.

        Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $6 000.

        (4)         The medical officer —

            (a)         must not disclose the test results disclosed to them under subregulation (2)(b) to any person other than the prisoner; and

            (b)         must record the test results on the prisoner’s medical records held by the Department.

        (5)         This regulation does not prevent the disclosure of a test result if the disclosure is authorised or required to be made under a written law apart from this regulation.

        [Regulation 29K inserted: SL 2020/251 r. 4.]