Victorian Current Acts

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 - SECT 144SB

In this Part—

"authorised Hub entity" means the following—

        (a)     a person or body declared under section 144SC to be an authorised Hub entity;

        (b)     the Department of Health and Human Services;

        (c)     Family Safety Victoria;

and includes an officer, employee or contracted service provider of such an entity;

"child "means—

        (a)     a person who is under the age of 18 years; and

        (b)     an unborn child that is the subject of a report made under section 29 or a referral made under section 32, of the Children Youth and Families Act 2005 ;

"confidential information" means the following—

        (a)     health information;

        (b)     personal information, including sensitive information;

        (c)     unique identifiers;

        (d)     identifiers;

"consent "means express or implied consent;

"Family Safety Victoria "means the Administrative Office established under the Public Administration Act 2004 known as Family Safety Victoria;

health information has the meaning set out in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001 ;

"Hub service "means the following—

        (a)     a service that is provided by the State of Victoria in relation to, or for the purposes of, a body known as a Support and Safety Hub or an equivalent body; or

        (b)     a service that is provided by a person or body under a contract or agreement (however described) entered into between the person or body and the State of Victoria and that is described in the contract or agreement as one of the following—

              (i)     a Support and Safety Hub service or an equivalent service;

              (ii)     a service provided in relation to, or for the purposes of, a Support and Safety Hub or an equivalent body;

identifier has the meaning set out in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001 ;

person of concern has the meaning given in Part 5A;

personal information has the meaning set out in  section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 ;

"primary person "has the meaning given in Part 5A;

"secrecy provision "means a provision of an Act that restricts or prohibits the disclosure of information (whether that restriction or prohibition is absolute or subject to qualifications or exceptions);

sensitive information has the meaning set out in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 ;

unique identifier has the meaning set out in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 .

S. 144SC inserted by No. 11/2018 s. 41.