Queensland Numbered Acts

CHILD SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 No. 40 - SECT 64

After section 188A--

insert--

'(1) The chief executive or an authorised officer may disclose information about a child to a member of the child's family group if satisfied the disclosure would be in the child's best interests.

'(2) Before disclosing information under this section, the chief executive or officer must--

(a) obtain and have regard to the child's views, if the child is able to form and express views, taking into account the child's age and ability to understand; and

(b) consider whether the disclosure is likely to adversely affect the child's relationship with members of the child's family group; and

(c) consider whether the disclosure is likely to have adverse effects for anyone else, including a risk to anyone's safety; and

(d) have regard to--

(i) any views expressed by the child's parents; and

(ii) the relationship between the child and the person to whom it is proposed to disclose the information, and any views expressed by that person; and

(iii) the child's case plan.

'(3) This section applies subject to section 186.

'(4) In this section--

family group see section 51E.'.