Queensland Consolidated Acts

FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES COMMISSION ACT 2008 - SECT 94

94 Education chief executive may give particular information

(1) The education chief executive may give personal information about a person to a relevant entity if the education chief executive reasonably considers giving the information may help the education chief executive and the entity to coordinate or provide educational programs or services in relation to children of compulsory school age in welfare reform community areas.

Examples of educational programs or services—

• a literacy or numeracy program

• a program or service designed to involve parents in ensuring their children are enrolled at, and attend, a school

(2) A relevant entity may record, disclose or use personal information about a person given to the entity under this section for the purpose of—

(a) providing educational programs or services in relation to children of compulsory school age in welfare reform community areas; or

(b) coordinating, with the education chief executive, the provision of the educational programs or services; or

(c) evaluating the effectiveness of the educational programs or services.

(3) In this section—

"personal information" , about a person, means information or an opinion, whether true or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.

"relevant entity" means an entity involved in the provision of educational programs or services, in relation to children of compulsory school age in welfare reform community areas, that form part of a scheme relating to the implementation of welfare reform and the provision of educational programs or services in the areas.