What to do if you don’t agree with the MTO?

If you don’t agree with the MTO, you must still follow it.

If a court gave you the MTO, you must follow it.

Even if you don’t agree with it.

If the senior officer gave you the MTO, you can ask the Chief Health Officer of NSW Health to review it.

We call them the CHO.

When the CHO reviews an MTO, they check if the senior officer made the right decision.

If you want the CHO to review your MTO, you must tell them within 1 day after you receive the decision.

You need to send the CHO an email.

NSWH-MDT@health.nsw.gov.au

You must include a copy of:

• the MTO

• the senior officer’s letter or email

• any information you gave to the senior officer.

The CHO might ask you for more information before they review the MTO.

They must make a decision within 3 business days.

If they agree that you don’t need an MTO, they will make sure no one uses your blood test.