sec.159MCSharing information—assessing care needs and planning services

### sec.159MC Sharing information—assessing care needs and planning services A prescribed entity or service provider (each a holder ) may give the chief executive or an authorised officer information if the holder reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive or authorised officer— develop, or assess the effectiveness of, a child’s case plan; or assess or respond to the health, educational or care needs of a relevant child; or otherwise make plans or decisions relating to, or provide services to, a relevant child or the child’s family; or offer help and support to a pregnant woman under section 22 . The chief executive, an authorised officer or a prescribed entity (each also a holder ) may give a prescribed entity or a service provider (each a recipient ) information if the holder reasonably believes the information may help the recipient— participate in case planning; or assess or respond to the health, educational or care needs of a child in need of protection; or otherwise make plans or decisions relating to, or provide services to, a child in need of protection or the child’s family; or help the chief executive offer help and support to a pregnant woman under section 22 . A service provider may give a prescribed entity information if the service provider reasonably believes the information may help the prescribed entity do a thing mentioned in subsection (2) (a) to (d) . s 159MC ins 2017 No. 44 s 62 amd 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.159MC-ssec.1) A prescribed entity or service provider (each a holder ) may give the chief executive or an authorised officer information if the holder reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive or authorised officer— develop, or assess the effectiveness of, a child’s case plan; or assess or respond to the health, educational or care needs of a relevant child; or otherwise make plans or decisions relating to, or provide services to, a relevant child or the child’s family; or offer help and support to a pregnant woman under section 22 . (sec.159MC-ssec.2) The chief executive, an authorised officer or a prescribed entity (each also a holder ) may give a prescribed entity or a service provider (each a recipient ) information if the holder reasonably believes the information may help the recipient— participate in case planning; or assess or respond to the health, educational or care needs of a child in need of protection; or otherwise make plans or decisions relating to, or provide services to, a child in need of protection or the child’s family; or help the chief executive offer help and support to a pregnant woman under section 22 . (sec.159MC-ssec.3) A service provider may give a prescribed entity information if the service provider reasonably believes the information may help the prescribed entity do a thing mentioned in subsection (2) (a) to (d) . - (a) develop, or assess the effectiveness of, a child’s case plan; or - (b) assess or respond to the health, educational or care needs of a relevant child; or - (c) otherwise make plans or decisions relating to, or provide services to, a relevant child or the child’s family; or - (d) offer help and support to a pregnant woman under section 22 . - (a) participate in case planning; or - (b) assess or respond to the health, educational or care needs of a child in need of protection; or - (c) otherwise make plans or decisions relating to, or provide services to, a child in need of protection or the child’s family; or - (d) help the chief executive offer help and support to a pregnant woman under section 22 .