(3) An individual may only nominate a health service provider who has consented to being nominated for the purposes of this Division. 39 Organisation may object to nomination (1) Subject to subsection (2), if— organisation receives a notice section 38(1) nominating a health service provider; and organisation believes on reasonable grounds that the nominated health service provider is not suitable to act as the nominated health service provider— the organisation may, within 14 days after receiving the notice, give a written notice to the individual— that the organisation objects to the nominated health service provider and specifying the ground of the objection; and the organisation considers it appropriate to do so, suggesting the class of health service providers from which a health service provider should be nominated. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in any of the following cases— the health service provider who recorded the health information and the nominated health service provider are registered with the same registration board; the nominated health service provider is a registered medical practitioner and has the
Act, the regulations made under this Act or any other law. 5 Principle 5—Openness 5.1 An organisation must set out in a document— expressed policies on its management of health information; and steps that an individual must take in order to obtain access to their health information. The organisation must make the document available to anyone who asks for it. 5.2 On request by an individual, an organisation must take reasonable steps— let the individual know— the organisation holds health information relating to the individual; and (ii) the that the individual should take if the individual wishes to obtain access to the information; and the organisation holds health information relating to the individual, to let the individual know in general terms— nature of the information; and (ii) the purposes for the information is used; and (iii) how the organisation collects, holds, uses and discloses the information. 6 Principle 6—Access and Correction
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