Confidentiality of reports
409 Confidentiality of reports
A person who prepares or receives or otherwise is given or has access to a report, or any part of a report, must not disclose any information contained in that report or part report (as the case requires) to any person who is not entitled to receive or have access to that report or that part (as the case requires) without the consent of—
the child who is the subject of the report; or
that child's parent if the child is under 15 years of age at the time of the proceeding.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Subsection (1) is subject to any contrary order by the Children's Court.
Subsection (1) does not prevent any of the following persons from being given or having access to a report, or any part of the report—
the Secretary;
a legal practitioner representing the Secretary.
A reference in subsection (1) to a report includes a reference to a copy of a report.
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