Please contact Legal Services by email to [email protected] with the following requests, documents and enquiries:
Writs, subpoenas, summons, search warrants and service of other legal documents or requests from courts and tribunals.
Requests from law enforcement agencies (including Victoria Police), professional regulatory bodies, government departments and agencies.
Notices to Produce
Correspondence from the Health Complaints Commissioner (HCC) and Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC)
Requests for medical reports or medical questionnaires
Subpoenas and summonses
Western Health accepts electronic service of documents at [email protected]. Western Health’s address for service is:
The Proper Officer
Western Health
160 Gordon Street
FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011
Western Health charges $25.00 for reasonable expenses to comply with a subpoena or summons. Please provide a copy of the payment confirmation to [email protected] and [email protected] for payment made to the following bank account:
Western Health will not release medical imaging unless specifically requested in writing. If medical imaging is required, extra fees totalling $30 will be payable to Western Health for reasonable costs of providing medical imaging via USB.
Bank Details: NAB
Name: Western Health Operating Account
BSB: 083 170
Account: 123660703
Reference: Legal Services (Tax Invoice Number – UR Number) (Cost Centre R1702 Account No: 57051)
Alternatively, Western Health accepts payment by cash or cheque accompanying service of the subpoena or summons. Legal Services may issue a tax invoice upon request.
Medical reports or questionnaires
Please note that Western Health is not obliged to prepare and provide medical opinion reports or to complete insurance questionnaires on request. These requests are not prioritised.
We recommend obtaining information about a patient’s medical history by making a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.