New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MODERN SLAVERY ACT 2018 - SECT 20

20 Reports under Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and Crimes Act 1900

(1) Information obtained by the Commissioner while exercising the Commissioner's functions may be used for the following purposes--

(a) making a report to the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 , section 24,

(b) bringing information to the attention of a member of the NSW Police Force that might be of material assistance in securing the apprehension of an offender, or the prosecution or conviction of an offender, for a child abuse offence within the meaning of the Crimes Act 1900 , section 316A.

(2) The Commissioner must use the information for those purposes if the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to suspect that a child or young person, or a class of children or young persons, is at risk of significant harm.