Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 245T

245T Confidential information may be given to relevant agencies

(1) The head of a relevant agency who is carrying out an internal agency review may ask another entity for stated information that may be relevant to the review.

(2) Any entity may give confidential information to the head of a relevant agency for the purpose of an internal agency review.

(3) The head of a relevant agency may give confidential information to the head of another relevant agency for the purpose of sharing the outcomes of an internal agency review.

(4) Information may be given to the head of a relevant agency under subsection (2) or (3) whether or not the agency head requested the information.

(5) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to information about the identity of a notifier under section 186 .

(6) Section 186 (2) (a) does not apply to a disclosure of the identity of a notifier, in the course of performing functions under this part, to or by the head of a relevant agency other than the department.

Note—

Chapter 6 , part 6 provides for the confidentiality of information obtained under this part. See, in particular, the offences under sections 186 to 188 for disclosing particular information other than as authorised under those sections.