Western Australian Current Acts

COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2006 - SECT 22

22 .         Disclosure of information to Commissioner by government agencies etc.

        (1)         In this section —

        relevant information means information that, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is, or is likely to be, relevant to the performance of the Commissioner’s functions;

        service provider means a person or body who or which provides services for, or on behalf of, a government agency under a contract or other arrangement.

        (2)         The Commissioner may ask a government agency or service provider to disclose to the Commissioner relevant information.

        (3)         A government agency or service provider, or an officer or employee of a government agency or service provider, must disclose relevant information in response to a request under subsection (2) unless such disclosure contravenes a prescribed enactment relating to secrecy or confidentiality.

        (4)         If information is disclosed, in good faith, under subsection (3) —

            (a)         no civil or criminal liability is incurred in respect of the disclosure; and

            (b)         the disclosure is not to be regarded as a breach of professional ethics or standards or as unprofessional conduct.

        [Section 22 amended: No. 46 of 2009 s. 5(5).]