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No. In Australia there are rules against the amount of information a doctor can tell anyone. And normally talking about another patient to a patient is unacceptable and can be severely punished.

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A random doctor cannot look up a patient chart without the patient's permission, but if the patient's doctor is asking another doctor for their professional opinion on the case, they can consult with them, and that does not explicitly require an authorization.

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