Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 169B

169B Principles for sharing information

The principles underlying this part are—

(a) whenever safe, possible and practical, a person’s consent should be obtained before—

(i) providing, or planning to provide, a service to the person; or

(ii) disclosing personal information about the person to someone else; and

(b) because the safety, protection and wellbeing of people who fear or experience domestic violence are paramount, their safety and protection take precedence over the principle mentioned in paragraph (a) ; and

(c) before disclosing information about a person to someone else, an entity should consider whether disclosing the information is likely to adversely affect the safety of the person or another person.