Health, Counselling and Disability Services records are held in a secure electronic file, are confidential documents and are only available to authorised members of staff.
We may use or disclose confidential or personal information regarding your treatment, information which you provide to us, or information which is otherwise on your record (“Confidential Information”) to other staff or third parties in the following circumstances:
• where we are required to disclose the Confidential Information by law;
• where disclosure is warranted in order to prevent an imminent threat to your health or safety, or the health or safety of another person;
• where the disclosure is requested by authorities in connection with a criminal investigation;
• where the disclosure is to the University in connection with suspected unlawful activity or serious misconduct; or
• where we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary in order to mitigate or prevent a foreseeable risk of harm to yourself or a third party.
• where a student is enrolled in a course where mandatory notification requirements to AHPRA apply, and we form the view that the student has an impairment that may place the public at risk of substantial harm, then a mandatory report to AHPRA may be required.
By checking the box 'I consent to the above', you consent to us using and disclosing the Confidential Information in the circumstances described above. Your consent will be obtained prior to disclosure in all other circumstances.
This form is confidential and will be stored on the Health, Counselling and Disability Service files. By signing this form you consent to this information being stored.