Subpoenas for patient records held by a Northern Sydney Local Health District hospital should be addressed to the Health Information Services Manager of the hospital that holds the records.
You can find the contact details of our Health Information Services Managers here.
Note that subpoenas to appear to court should be served directly on the person.
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 contact details of our Health Information Managers and hospitals here.
Where a Subpoena is for records held by multiple facilities and/or District services of the Northern Sydney Local Health District, they are to be addressed to:
The Proper Officer, Health Information Services, Northern Sydney Local Health District
Postal address:
PO Box 4007
Royal North Shore LPO
St Leonards NSW 2065
Street address:
Royal North Shore Hospital
Building 29, Health Information Services
Reserve Road,
St Leonards NSW 2065
Email address: NSLHD-Medicolegal@health.nsw.gov.au
Conduct Monies
The party issuing the subpoena shall be charged a per patient per hospital fee for requests addressed to NSLHD.
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 $0.41 per page is also applicable.
