Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Chapter 2 : Health and Safety at Mines

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(1)	An employee's record of medical surveillance kept in terms of section 13(3)(c) must be kept confidential and may be made available only—

(a)	in accordance with the ethics of medical practice;

(b)	if required by law or court order; or

(c)	if the employee has consented, in writing, to the release of that information.

[Improper disclosure of confidential information is an offence.See section 87.]

[Breach of confidence may result in an administrative sanction.See section 39.]

(2)	Any person required to maintain an employee's record of medical surveillance must—

(a)	store it safely; and

(b)	not destroy it or dispose of it, or allow it to be destroyed or disposed of, for 40 years from the last date of the medical surveillance of that employee.