Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023

Statement in relation to procedure for open disclosure of Part 5 review and application of section 41 to information and apology

42. (1) A health services provider shall prepare a statement in writing of—

(a) its procedure for making an open disclosure of the Part 5 review pursuant to, and in accordance with this Part, and

(b) the manner in which section 41 applies to the restrictions on the use, pursuant to this Act, of information provided, and any apology made, at the Part 5 review disclosure meeting, the additional Part 5 review information meeting, or the information provided in a clarification under section 54 and any statements in writing provided in respect of those meetings or that clarification.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of section 78 , the Minister may make guidelines in respect of the form of the statement referred to in subsection (1).