Advocate for Children and Young People Act 2014
18Reports under Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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18 Reports under Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
18 Reports under Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
(1) Any information obtained by the Advocate in the course of exercising his or her functions may be used for the purposes of making a report to the Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services under section 24 (Report concerning child or young person at risk of significant harm) or 27 (Mandatory reporting) of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.
(2) A report referred to in section 29 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 may be provided to the Advocate in accordance with a requirement under a provision of this Act. Any such report may not be subsequently dealt with by the Advocate in a manner that contravenes that section, except to the extent that it is necessary for the Advocate to do so in the exercise of his or her functions.