Informing court of notifications to, and investigations by, information sharing agencies
60CI Informing court of notifications to, and investigations by, information sharing agencies
If:
a party to the proceedings is aware that the child, or another child who is a member of the child’s family, is or has been the subject of:
a notification or report (however described) to an information sharing agency; or
an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however described) by an information sharing agency; and
the notification, report, investigation, inquiry or assessment relates to abuse, or an allegation, suspicion or risk of abuse;
that party must inform the court of the matter.
If:
a person who is not a party to the proceedings is aware that the child, or another child who is a member of the child’s family, is or has been the subject of:
a notification or report (however described) to an information sharing agency; or
an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however described) by an information sharing agency; and
the notification, report, investigation, inquiry or assessment relates to abuse, or an allegation, suspicion or risk of abuse;
that person may inform the court of the matter.
Failure to inform the court of the matter does not affect the validity of any order made by the court.
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