Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024
Disclosure of confidential information | ||
149. (1) Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), a person shall not disclose confidential information obtained while performing functions as— | ||
(a) a member of the Board or a committee of the Board, | ||
(b) a person appointed under section 132 (2), | ||
(c) the chief executive officer or any other member of staff of the AHRRA, | ||
(d) a person engaged under section 145 (4) by the AHRRA as an advisor or consultant, | ||
(e) an employee of a person referred to in paragraph (b) or (d), or | ||
(f) an authorised officer. | ||
(2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) by disclosing confidential information if the disclosure— | ||
(a) is made to or authorised by the AHRRA, | ||
(b) is made to the Minister by or on behalf of the AHRRA or in compliance with this Act, or | ||
(c) is required by law. | ||
(3) In this section, “confidential information” means any, or any combination, of the following: | ||
(a) information that is expressed by the AHRRA to be confidential, either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description; | ||
(b) information relating to proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the AHRRA by any person; | ||
(c) information entered in the National Donor-Conceived Person Register; | ||
(d) information entered in the National Surrogacy Register; | ||
(e) information entered in the Voluntary Register (within the meaning of section 124 ); | ||
(f) information that would allow identification of a person availing of AHR. |