Confidentiality of disability or health information

Releasing information

within the University: information a student decides to provide University staff regarding their disability or health status is of a personal nature. The student maintains control over access to the information and determines what information they choose to make available to relevant university staff. Students can inform staff of disability or health issues impacting on their study with the assistance of the disability service. An Access Plan can be used as a means of providing relevant information.

outside the University: information students provide the University regarding their disability or health status is strictly confidential. It can not be passed on to other parties or organisations outside the University without the student’s explicit agreement, nor can University staff compel a student to release this information.

Information may be disclosed without the student’s consent when:

the University reasonably believes that the disclosure will lessen or prevent a serious and imminent threat to the health, life or safety of the student or others

there exists a legal obligation to do so
legal obligation includes such circumstances as a court subpoena, a valid search warrant, or such other legislated requirements as may be in force at any given time

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