Clause 19

by deleting sub-paragraph (iii) of subsection (1)(b) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(iii) any other information, substance or thing pertaining to the medical treatment or care of the deceased in the possession of the medical practitioner or health-care practitioner which the forensic pathologist considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation;”;

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (b) of subsection (1), the following paragraph:“(ba) request the Registrar to furnish, within such time as the forensic pathologist may specify, such information pertaining to the medical history, treatment or care of the deceased in the possession of the Registry as the forensic pathologist considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation; and”;

by deleting the words “any information or records” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “any report, record, information, substance or thing”;

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to provide the report, record, information, substance or thing;”;

by deleting the words “information or records” in subsection (2)(b) and substituting the words “report, record or information”;

by deleting the words “any record” in subsection (2)(c) and substituting the words “any report, record, substance or thing”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(3) The Registrar, or any Registry officer, agent of the Registry or other person who acts under the direction of the Registrar —

shall comply with a request under subsection (1)(ba) to furnish information to the forensic pathologist, notwithstanding any restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by section 8 of the National Registry of Diseases Act (Cap. 201B); and

shall not by so doing be treated as being in breach of any such restriction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in that section.(4) In this section, “agent of the Registry”, “Registrar”, “Registry” and “Registry officer” have the same meanings as in the National Registry of Diseases Act.”.