Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017
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Savings and transitional provisions for this Part | ||
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23. (1) This Part shall apply to the making of an open disclosure of a patient safety incident by a health services provider on or after the coming into operation of this Part. | ||
(2) Where a patient safety incident occurred, or came to the notice of a health services provider, before the day on which this Part comes into operation, a health services provider may, on or after the coming into operation of this Part, make an open disclosure of that incident in accordance with this Part. | ||
(3) For the purposes of making an open disclosure of a patient safety incident pursuant to subsection (2), the reference in section 14 (1)(a) to “as soon as practicable” shall be construed as being as soon as practicable after the coming into operation of this Part. |