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Qualified Privilege
Overview
The granting of qualified privilege is rare and comes
with certain duties and obligations.
The Health
Administration Act 1982, Division 6B, sets out the rights
and responsibilities of committees that have been granted
qualified privilege. The provision of qualified privilege
to approved quality assurance committees is designed to encourage
health care professionals to participate in quality improvement
activities by protecting the documents and proceedings of
the committee.
The committee cannot conduct an investigation into the competence
of a health service provider.
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