Dealing with confidential information—Act, s 289
44 Dealing with confidential information—Act, s 289
A person may disclose confidential information relating to a child if the disclosure is to another person and the chief executive is satisfied the disclosure of the information is important to the wellbeing of the child to whom the information relates.
A judicial officer, a registrar or clerk of a court, or other court officer, may record, use or disclose confidential information relating to a child if the recording, use or disclosure is for the administration of justice or a court.
Example—
A court officer may disclose a transcript of reasons for judgment for use as a precedent.
Note—
For other authorisations to record, use or disclose confidential information relating to a child, see part 9, divisions 2, 2A and 3 of the Act.
Subsection (4) applies in relation to each of the following persons—
a registrar or clerk of a court, or other court officer;
a public service employee who—
is employed by the department that is mainly responsible for court services; and
is authorised, by a registrar of a court, to disclose confidential information under subsection (4).
The person may disclose the following confidential information, relating to a child, to an accredited media entity—
confidential information that is necessary to notify the accredited media entity of the time and place of a Childrens Court hearing;
other confidential information if—
the other confidential information accompanies the confidential information mentioned in paragraph (a); and
the disclosure of the other confidential information can not reasonably be avoided.
In this section—
judicial officer means a judge of, or other person holding judicial office in, a court.
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