CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 159C Chief executive must make guidelines

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 159C

159C Chief executive must make guidelines

(1) The chief executive must make guidelines, consistent with this Act, for sharing and dealing with information under parts 4 and 5 .

(2) The purposes of the guidelines are to ensure—

(a) information is shared under parts 4 and 5 only for proper purposes; and

(b) to the greatest extent possible, the privacy of individuals is respected when sharing information under parts 4 and 5 , having regard to the principles stated in sections 5A and 159B ; and

(c) information shared under parts 4 and 5 is properly used, stored, retained and disposed of.

(3) The chief executive must publish the guidelines on the department’s website.