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Breach of confidence in the public interest?
Record ID:
25355
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2006
Author:
Kennedy, Elizabeth ;
Subject:
Medical Records ; Confidential Information ;
Source:
LIJ (2006) 80 No 12
Date_of_entry:
22/12/2006
Legislation:
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)
Notes:
This article discusses the view of public interest immunity in the context of English and American cases where confidential health records have been held to be protected from disclosure, and explores what legislative solutions may be possible to give better protection to medical privacy
Section:
Feature
Cases:
Royal Women's Hospital v Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria [2006]VSCA 85 ;
Month:
December

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