Victorian Numbered Acts

HEALTH COMPLAINTS ACT 2016 (NO. 22 OF 2016) - SECT 29

    (1)     The Commissioner may give a relevant notice or information to a party to a complaint at the same time as taking a relevant action in relation to the complaint if the Commissioner reasonably believes that advising the party of the complaint before that time may—

        (a)     prejudice an investigation by the Commissioner; or

        (b)     place at serious risk—

              (i)     the life, health, safety or welfare of a person; or

              (ii)     the health, safety or welfare of the public.

    (2)     This section applies despite any requirement to the contrary in any other section of this Act.

    (3)     Despite subsection (1), the Commissioner must give the relevant notice or information to the relevant party without delay if the Commissioner ceases to hold the belief set out in subsection (1) before the time for taking a relevant action in relation to a complaint.

    (4)     In this section—

"relevant action" means—

        (a)     the execution of a search warrant under Division 3 of Part 5; or

        (b)     the publication of a general health service warning statement under section 87; or

        (c)     the service of an interim prohibition order under section 90.