Queensland Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 299

299 Production of department’s records

(1) This section applies if a party to a proceeding in a court or tribunal requires, under applicable rules—

(a) the chief executive to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document in the department’s records under this Act in relation to a child; or

(b) a government entity to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been given to the entity under division 2 .

(2) The requirement must describe the document to be produced—

(a) by reference to the person or persons to whom it relates; and

(b) by general reference to the circumstances to which it relates; and

(c) by stating the period to which the requirement relates.

(3) For subsection (2) (b) , the requirement must show the circumstances to be relevant to the proceeding.

(4) A person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make use of information obtained under the requirement other than for a purpose connected with the proceeding.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty (subject to part 7 )—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(5) Despite any Act to the contrary, if a document in the department’s records under this Act about a child is produced in a proceeding in a court, an officer of the court must not make the document available for inspection to any person other than a party to the proceeding or a party’s legal representative.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (5) (subject to part 7 )—50 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.