Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM ACT 2011 - SECT 221

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if the Chair of the Pricing Authority is satisfied that particular protected Pricing Authority information will assist an agency, body or person to conduct research.

Disclosure

  (2)   If an official of the Pricing Authority is authorised by the Chair of the Pricing Authority, in writing, for the purposes of this section, the official may disclose that protected Pricing Authority information to the agency, body or person concerned.

  (3)   An official of the Pricing Authority must not disclose information under subsection   (2) if the information is likely to enable the identification of a particular patient.

Certain protected Pricing Authority information not to be disclosed

  (4)   This section does not authorise the disclosure of protected Pricing Authority information that is:

  (a)   health care pricing and costing information; or

  (b)   aged care information.