Disclosure of information to prevent harm
44 Disclosure of information to prevent harm
In this section —
prescribed authority means —
an authorised person; or
a public authority; or
any other person or body that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
The CEO may disclose to a prescribed authority any information obtained as a result of the exercise of a function under this Act if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there is a risk to the wellbeing of a person with disability, a child or a vulnerable person, or to a class of those persons, and the disclosure is reasonably necessary to prevent or address that risk.
This section does not limit or derogate from any other Act or law relating to the disclosure of information for the protection of children or other persons.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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