CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 405 Information required not to be disclosed

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 405

    A person who is or has been the chief executive, the community advocate, an officer or an authorised person must not directly or indirectly (except in the performance of a duty or function under this Act or the Community Advocate Act 1991 ) make a record of, or divulge or communicate to anyone else, information that—

        (a)     is contained in—

              (i)     a report under section 158 or 159 (a Territory report ); or

              (ii)     a record of a child protection appraisal made because of a report under section 158 or 159 (an appraisal record ); or

              (iii)     a report made under a provision of a law of a State corresponding to section 158 or 159 that is provided to the chief executive under a section corresponding to section 29 or 323 (an interstate report ); or

        (b)     identifies, or tends to identify—

              (i)     material contained in a Territory report, an appraisal record or an interstate report; or

              (ii)     the person who made a Territory report or an interstate report; or

              (iii)     anything said or done at a family group conference; or

              (iv)     information or a report provided to the conference; or

        (c)     is prescribed under the regulations for this section.

Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.