Singapore legislation
Clause 43
Clause 43
Confidentiality of information
(1)
Except in the case of prosecution of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder, an authorised officer shall not be compellable in any proceedings to give evidence in respect of, or to produce any document containing, any information which has been obtained from any approved provider or approved institution in the course of carrying out any inspection, assessment or performing any duty or function under this Act or any regulations made thereunder.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), an authorised officer shall not disclose any information which is contained in the medical records, or which relates to the condition, treatment or diagnosis, of any person, as may have come to his knowledge in the course of carrying out any inspection or assessment or performing any duty or function under this Act or any regulations made thereunder unless the disclosure is made —
under or for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act or the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137);
for the purpose of any disciplinary proceedings under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174); or
for any other purpose with the consent of the person to whom the information relates or the representative of the person.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), “representative” means —
the executor, administrator or next-of-kin of a deceased person;
the committee of the estate of a mentally disordered person appointed under the Mental Disorders and Treatment Act (Cap. 178).