There are very few instances when a person is legally required to disclose their hepatitis B or C status:
- If giving blood to the blood bank and you know you have hepatitis B or C, you are required to disclose and your blood will not be accepted for donation. You may also be required to disclose if donating bodily organs or other bodily fluids, such as sperm
- If you are a health care worker who conducts exposure prone procedures and you have hepatitis B or C you may be required to notify your employer. Disclosure requirements differ from state to state. Hepatitis ACT will be able to provide you with more information about local requirements
- Some insurance policies, particularly life insurance, require that you disclose any infections, disabilities or illnesses that might influence the decision to insure you. If you don’t disclose this information it may affect future claims you may make
- If you are a member of the Australian Defence Force and you have hepatitis B or C, you will have to disclose this