New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 40B

40B General data gathering, exchange, etc, by Authority, insurers and relevant insurance or compensation authorities

(1) The Authority may collect, use and disclose data relating to any of the following--

(a) policies of insurance,

(b) claims for compensation or for work injury damages,

(c) the functions, activities and performance of insurers and employers,

(d) the provision of health, legal and other services to injured workers,

(e) any matter in respect of which a complaint is made to the Authority or the Independent Review Officer concerning any aspect of the schemes to which the workers compensation legislation relates.

(2) For that purpose, the Authority may obtain data from insurers, from relevant insurance or compensation authorities, from hospitals, from government agencies and from any other source.

(3) Data concerning policies of insurance, claims and other related matters under the workers compensation legislation and policies, claims and other related matters under other insurance or compensation schemes is authorised to be exchanged between different parts of the Authority.

(4) The Authority, the Independent Review Officer and insurers are authorised to exchange data concerning policies of insurance, claims, complaints and other related matters under the workers compensation legislation.

(5) The Authority and relevant insurance or compensation authorities are authorised to exchange data concerning policies of insurance, claims and other related matters under the workers compensation legislation and policies, claims and other related matters under other insurance or compensation schemes administered by those authorities.

(6) This section applies in respect of data that is personal information or health information about an individual despite anything to the contrary in the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 or the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 .

(7) Section 243 does not prevent the disclosure of information in accordance with this section.