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Medical Practitioners Act 1995

VI: Quality Assurance Activities
67   Purpose of this Part



   67. Purpose of this Part---The purpose of this Part of this Act is to
 encourage effective quality assurance activities in relation to health
 services provided by medical practitioners by---
   (a) Protecting the confidentiality of---
           (i) Information that becomes known solely as a result of such
         activities; and
           (ii) Documents brought into existence solely for the purposes
         of such activities; and
   (b) Giving immunity from civil liability to persons who engage in such
         activities in good faith.
     Cf. Health Insurance Act 1973 (Aust.), s. 124V
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