CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 552 Confidentiality of reports

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 552

    (1)     A person who prepares or receives or otherwise is given or has access to a report to which this Part applies, or any part of such a report, must not, without the consent of the child who is the subject of the report or that child's parent, disclose any information contained in that report or part report (as the case requires) to any person who is not entitled to receive or have access to that report or that part (as the case requires).

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

    (2)     Subsection (1) is subject to any contrary direction by the Court.

    (3)     Subsection (1) does not prevent—

        (a)     the Secretary; or

        (b)     a legal practitioner representing the Secretary or a protective intervener; or

        (c)     an employee representing the Secretary or his or her delegate in accordance with section 215(3)(c); or

        (d)     an honorary youth justice officer or an honorary youth parole officer to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of his or her powers or the performance of his or her duties—

from being given or having access to a report to which this Part applies, or any part of such a report.

    (4)     A reference in subsection (1) to a report includes a reference to a copy of a report.

Division 2—Protection reports