New Zealand Gazette – 2011 – No. 79

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✨ Hearing Aid Service Standards

1856 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79 8 JUNE 2011

(2) The Ministry of Health or the audiology provider must—

(a) promptly give written notice to the other specifying—

    (i) the cause and extent of the party’s inability to perform any of the party’s obligations; and

    (ii)    the likely duration of the non-performance; and

(b) in the meantime, take all reasonable steps to remedy or reduce the impact of the uncontrollable event.

(3) Neither party is obliged to settle any strike, lock out, or other industrial disturbance.

(4) Performance of any obligation affected by an uncontrollable event must be resumed as soon as is reasonably possible after the uncontrollable event ends or its impact is reduced.

Defined in this notice: audiology provider, uncontrollable event

CB17 Confidentiality

(1) Except as provided under this notice, neither the Ministry of Health nor an audiology provider may disclose any confidential information to any person.

(2) The Ministry of Health or the audiology provider may publish this notice, in any media, including publication on the internet.

(3) Subject to subclause (4), the Ministry of Health or the audiology provider may disclose confidential information only in the following circumstances:

(a) disclosure is to a person involved in the provision of hearing aid services under this notice, if necessary to provide those services:

(b) disclosure is to the Ministry of Health or the audiology provider’s respective professional advisers and representative agents:

(c) if disclosure is permitted under this notice, including under clause CE2:

(d) the information is already in the public domain without being in breach of this clause:

(e) disclosure is required by law, including where the Ministry of Health considers it necessary to disclose confidential information under the Official Information Act 1982 or otherwise under Ministry’s public law obligations:

(f) if the other party has consented in writing to such disclosure:

(g) disclosure required by a relevant stock exchange.

(4) Both the Ministry of Health and the audiology provider will ensure that confidential information is kept in confidence and in accordance with any legal requirements, including, without

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