YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 16A

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 16A

16A .         Disclosure authorised

        (1)         Information may be disclosed under section 15 or 16 despite any written law relating to confidentiality or secrecy.

        (2)         If information is disclosed, in good faith, under section 15 or 16 —

            (a)         no civil or criminal liability, or liability to be punished for a contempt of court, is incurred in respect of the disclosure; and

            (b)         the disclosure is not to be regarded as a breach of any duty of confidentiality or secrecy imposed by law; and

            (c)         the disclosure is not to be regarded as a breach of professional ethics or standards or as unprofessional conduct.

        [Section 16A inserted: No. 65 of 2006 s. 77.]