Medico-Legal Enquiries

Subpoena

Address of a Subpoena

Subpoenas should be addressed to the Health Information Manager of the hospital that holds the records pertaining to the schedule of the subpoena. You can find the addresses of our hospitals on our find a health service page.

Subpoenas for records held for the Western NSW Local Health District are to be addressed to:

Conduct Monies

The party issuing the subpoena shall be charged a per patient per facility fee for requests addressed to the Local Health District.

Where:

• At least 5 working days’ notice is given for the production of the record to Court ($75)
• Less than 5 working days’ notice is given for the production of the record to Court ($113)

An additional photocopying fee of 41 cents per page is also applicable.

Make a medicolegal request

Fees for copies of notes are $33.00, first 80 pages (inc. GST). Pages in excess of 80 – 41 cents per page. ​​​

Medicolegal requests for records held for the Western NSW Local Health District are to be addressed to:

Chapter 16A Central Contact Point

Western NSW LHD has a centralised service point that receives and responds to Chapter 16A requests for the Western NSW Local Health District.

Under Chapter 16A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 an organisation that is a prescribed body can be requested to provide and share any information it holds relating to the safety, welfare or wellbeing of a particular child or young person.

Information exchanged between prescribed bodies under Chapter 16A is preferably done so verbally, between a worker in a prescribed agency and a Health worker.

Prescribed bodies include services that work with children and young people or their families and include but are not limited to State Government agencies, Non-Government Organisations, Aboriginal Medical Services, education providers and child care centres and Medical Practitioners.

The contact details of WNSW LHD Central Contact Point are: