45AAProvision of information

#### 45AA Provision of information 45AA Provision of information > > (1) Any person (the provider of information) may provide information to the principal officer of an accredited adoption service provider or the Secretary about another person if— > > > > > (a) the provider of information has been notified by the principal officer or the Secretary that the other person is an applicant or a person who resides on the same property as an applicant, or > > > > > (b) the provider of information otherwise reasonably believes the other person to be an applicant or a person who resides on the same property as an applicant. > > > (2) Information provided under this section may be used to determine whether the applicant is suitable to adopt a child. > > > (3) Information may be provided under this section regardless of whether the provider of information has been requested to provide the information. > > > (4) A person who, acting in good faith, provides information under this section— > > > > > (a) is not liable to any civil or criminal action, or any disciplinary action, for providing the information, and > > > > > (b) in providing the information, cannot be held to have breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics or departed from any accepted standards of professional conduct. > > **s 45AA:** Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 1 \[5\].