38Access to information

38 Access to information (1) For an investigation about a child under section 35 or 36, the officer conducting the investigation may request a child-related authority to allow the officer: (a) to have access to specified information about the child; and (b) to do so without informing the parents of the child. (a) the date and time by which access to the specified information must be given; and (b) that the information is needed to determine whether the child is in need of protection. (2) The officer may do so only if the officer reasonably believes: (a) not to inform the parents is in the best interests of the child; or (b) to inform the parents might compromise the investigation.