Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1981 (in this section called the Confidentiality Act ) does not apply to anything done in the exercise of a power or performance of a function under this Act.
(2) Notwithstanding the Confidentiality Act, a person who has assisted, or is assisting in, the conduct of a prescribed study or an epidemiological study may, at the written request of the Institute:
(a) communicate to the Institute any information acquired by the person because of having assisted, or assisting, in the conduct of that study; and
(b) give the Institute access to documents prepared or obtained in the conduct of that study.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution under the Confidentiality Act if it is established that the information was communicated or access to a document was given, as the case may be, in accordance with a written request by the Institute.
(4) In this section:
(a) epidemiological study has the same meaning as in the Confidentiality Act; and
(b) prescribed study has the same meaning as in the Confidentiality Act.