The police liaison service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital is the hospital’s primary point of contact for Victoria Police and other law enforcement agencies about police-related matters.
Police-related matters may include:
- Police personnel seeking to issue warrants, subpoenas, summons or other Court documents to the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) in police matters
- Police personnel seeking high-level, general information about a patient’s condition (for example, whether a patient’s condition is “stable”, “serious” or “critical”, or whether the patient is deceased)
- Police requests for a patient’s health information where an appropriate authority exists
- Police requests for statements concerning patients
- Queries related to forensic evidence
- Assisting police who are preparing a brief on behalf of the coroner
- Queries regarding missing persons
Contact us
Family Violence and Child Information Sharing Schemes
Email infosharing@mh.org.au for requests under the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) and/or Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS).
For requests under the Children, Youth and Families Act (CYFA), email RMHhisFaxRequests@mh.org.au with the patient details and specific clinical information required. Please ensure the request is signed and dated by a delegate of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
Last updated 19 December 2024
Last updated 19 December 2024