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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.189AMaking information available for Youth Justice Act 1992
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### sec.189A Making information available for Youth Justice Act 1992
The chief executive may, under arrangements made with the chief executive (youth justice), make information about a person’s affairs, acquired in the administration of this Act, available to officers of the department (youth justice) for the purposes of the Youth Justice Act 1992 .
However, subsection (1) does not apply to information about the identity of a person mentioned in section 186 who notifies the chief executive, an authorised officer or a police officer that the person suspects a matter mentioned in section 186 (a) or (b) .
This section is not limited by, and does not limit, chapter 5A .
Section 188 does not apply to information made available under subsection (1) .
In this section—
chief executive (youth justice) means the chief executive of the department (youth justice).
department (youth justice) means the department in which the Youth Justice Act 1992 is administered.
The Youth Justice Act 1992 , part 9 , restricts the use, recording and disclosure of stated information.
s 189A ins 2007 No. 38 s 141
amd 2009 No. 34 s 45 (1) – (2) sch pt 1 amdt 5, pt 2 amdt 36; 2010 No. 33 s 83 ; 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1
(sec.189A-ssec.1) The chief executive may, under arrangements made with the chief executive (youth justice), make information about a person’s affairs, acquired in the administration of this Act, available to officers of the department (youth justice) for the purposes of the Youth Justice Act 1992 .
(sec.189A-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to information about the identity of a person mentioned in section 186 who notifies the chief executive, an authorised officer or a police officer that the person suspects a matter mentioned in section 186 (a) or (b) .
(sec.189A-ssec.3) This section is not limited by, and does not limit, chapter 5A .
(sec.189A-ssec.4) Section 188 does not apply to information made available under subsection (1) .
(sec.189A-ssec.5) In this section— chief executive (youth justice) means the chief executive of the department (youth justice). department (youth justice) means the department in which the Youth Justice Act 1992 is administered. The Youth Justice Act 1992 , part 9 , restricts the use, recording and disclosure of stated information.