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HEALTH RECORDS ACT 2001 - SECT 31

Organisation may require evidence of identity or authority

Before giving a person access to health information, the organisation must take reasonable steps to be satisfied about that person's right to it and, for this purpose, may require evidence of—

        (a)     the person's identity; and

        (b)     if an individual has authorised the organisation to provide access to that person, the authority of the individual; and

        (c)     if the person seeking access is an authorised representative of the individual within the meaning of section 85(6) or the legal representative of a deceased individual, the authority of that person.



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