Queensland Numbered Acts

HEALTH TRANSPARENCY ACT 2019 - SECT 7

7 Information to which Act applies

(1) This Act applies to—

(a) general information about—

(i) public sector health service facilities; and

(ii) private health facilities; and

(iii) State aged care facilities; and

(iv) private residential aged care facilities; and

(b) quality and safety information about—

(i) public sector health service facilities; and

(ii) private health facilities; and

(c) residential care information about—

(i) State aged care facilities; and

(ii) private residential aged care facilities.

(2) This Act applies to information mentioned in subsection (1) that is—

(a) publicly available; or

(b) given to the chief executive under or in relation to the administration of this Act; or

(c) held by the chief executive as a result of obtaining or having access to the information, or information from which the information was derived—

(i) under a service agreement under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 35 ; or

(ii) under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 138F or 138M ; or

(iii) because of a report given under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , section 144 ; or

(iv) under the Public Health Act 2005 , section 217 or 218 .

(3) Subsection (2) (c) applies to information held by the chief executive on or after the commencement.