A doctor may disclose HIV-related information only in two circumstances:

a) To another healthcare provider involved in the individual's treatment, where such disclosure is necessary for that treatment, or

b) To the partner of the person with HIV, where:

1. The physician/counsellor reasonably believes that the partner is at the significant risk of transmission of HIV from the HIV-positive person,
2. Such HIV-positive person has been counselled to inform their partner, but the physician/counsellor is satisfied that the HIV-positive person will not inform their partner, and
3. The physician/counsellor has informed the HIV-positive person of the intention to disclose the HIV positive status to their partner.

Only a physician or counsellor directly involved in an individual's care may disclose their HIV status to their partner. No other healthcare provider is authorised to disclose such information. After all of these conditions have been met, the physician/counsellor must counsel the partner before disclosure of the status of the HIV-positive person.

However, a doctor or counsellor cannot notify a woman's partner if there is a reasonable risk that this could lead to violence, abandonment, or serious harm to the woman, her children, her relatives, or anyone close to her.

In all other cases, disclosure of HIV-related information requires the individual's written informed consent.