South Australian Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (OVERSIGHT AND ADVOCACY BODIES) ACT 2016 - SECT 62

62—Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies

        (1)         This section applies to the following persons and bodies:

            (a)         the CCYP;

            (ab)         the CACYP;

            (b)         the Guardian;

            (c)         the Committee;

            (d)         the Council;

            (e)         a State authority;

            (f)         any other person or body declared by the regulations to be included in the ambit of this subsection.

        (2)         Despite any other Act or law, a person or body to whom this section applies (the "provider") may, in accordance with any requirement set out in the regulations, provide prescribed information and documents to another person or body to whom this section applies (the "recipient") if the provider reasonably believes that the provision of the information or documents would assist the recipient—

            (a)         to perform official functions relating to the health, safety, welfare or wellbeing of a child or young person or class of children or young people; or

            (b)         to manage any risk to a child or young person or class of children or young people that might arise in the recipient's capacity as an employer or provider of services.

        (3)         Despite any other Act or law, information or documents that do not directly or indirectly disclose the identity of any person may be provided by one person or body to whom this section applies to another without restriction.

        (4)         Subsection (3) applies—

            (a)         whether or not the information or documents consist of or include prescribed information and documents; and

            (b)         whether the information or document ever disclosed the identity of a person, or has been redacted so as to de-identify it.

        (5)         Information may be provided under this section regardless of whether the provider has been requested to provide the information.

        (6)         In this section—

"prescribed information and documents" means—

            (a)         information or documents relating to the health, safety, welfare or wellbeing of a particular child or young person or class of children or young people; or

            (b)         any other information or document of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.