S. 3 def. of central register repealed by No. 8/2016 s. 23. * * * * * child means a person who is under the age of 18 years; child protection client has the meaning given by section 4; Commission means the Commission for Children and Young People established by section 6; Commissioner means an additional Commissioner appointed under section 12; S. 3 def. of community service inserted by No. 61/2014 s. 155. community service has the same meaning as it has in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; corrupt conduct has the same meaning as it has in the Independent Broad-based Anticorruption Commission Act 2011; Department of Justice means the Department of Justice as established under the Public Administration Act 2004; education professional means— (a) a person who is registered as a teacher under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 or has been granted permission to teach under that Act; or (b) the principal of a Government school or a non-Government school within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or
the services that are the subject of the inquiry were provided; or (ii) a member of the family of a child or young person to whom, or in relation to whom, the services that are the subject of the inquiry were provided; or (b) information from which the identity of a person referred to in paragraph (a) can be obtained. 52 Commission may publish report on Internet (1) The Commission may publish, on an appropriate Internet site, a copy of a report that the Commission gave to the Parliament in accordance with section 50. (2) The publication of a report by the Commission under this section is absolutely privileged and the provisions of sections 73 and 74 of the Constitution Act 1975 and of any other enactment or rule of law relating to the publication of the proceedings of the Parliament apply to and in relation to the publication of the report as if it were a report to which those sections applied and had been published by the Government Printer under the authority of the Parliament. Division 8—Disclosing information to other authorities 53 Disclosing information to other authorities (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commission may disclose to the following persons any information that is acquired by the Commission or an authorised person in performing functions under this Part—
S. 54 def. of protected information amended by No. 63/2016 s. 13(1), substituted by No. 4/2017 s. 10(f). protected information means information acquired by a relevant person under this Act or under Part 5A of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 by reason of being a relevant person; S. 54 def. of relevant person amended by No. 4/2017 s. 10(g). relevant person means— (aa) the Principal Commissioner; (a) a Commissioner; or (b) a delegate of the Commission; or (c) an authorised person; or (d) a member of the staff of the Commission. 55 Disclosure of information prohibited A person who is or has been a relevant person must not disclose to any other person, whether directly or indirectly, any protected information except to the extent necessary to— S. 55(a) amended by No. 63/2016 s. 13(2). (a) perform functions or exercise powers under this Act or under any other Act; or S. 55(b) amended by No. 4/2017 s. 10(h). (b) give information that he or she is expressly authorised, permitted or required to give under this Act or under any other Act. Penalty: 60 penalty units. S. 56 amended by No. 63/2016 s. 13(2). 56 Disclosure to other relevant person permitted A relevant person may disclose protected information to another relevant person in connection with the performance of the Commission's functions or the exercise of the
(b) that Division applies as if a reference in that Division to the Child Safety Commissioner were a reference to the Commission. 70 Division 3 inquiries relating to provision of services before commencement day The Commission must not conduct an inquiry under Division 3 of Part 5 in relation to services provided, or omitted to be provided, before the commencement day unless the Commission considers that the inquiry will assist in the improvement of the provision of those services. 71 Confidentiality (1) A reference in Part 6 to protected information includes a reference to— (a) information acquired under Division 2 of Part 6 of the old Act; and (b) information acquired by reason of being a relevant person within the meaning of section 40 of the old Act if that information will or may identify a person who is or has been— (i) a child in out of home care; or (ii) a child who is or whose death is the subject of an inquiry under Division 4 of Part 6 of the old Act; or (iii) a family member of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii).