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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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