Section 29(1)(e) of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) prohibits compelled production of any extract from a report, even where the extract standing alone would not constitute a report and even where redaction could protect the legislative purpose. Where a complainant's account of historical sexual abuse forms part of a broader report of risk of significant harm to a child, the entire document including the complainant's account is protected from production. The question of whether legislative amendment is needed to address cases where the complainant's identity is already known was left open.
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