sec.189ABGiving information to corresponding child welfare authorities

### sec.189AB Giving information to corresponding child welfare authorities The chief executive may, under arrangements made with a corresponding chief executive of another State or New Zealand, give the corresponding chief executive relevant information if the chief executive reasonably believes the corresponding chief executive requires the information for the purposes of performing a function under a child welfare law of the other State or New Zealand. 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) . Section 188 does not apply to information given under subsection (1) . In this section— corresponding chief executive , of another State or New Zealand, means the chief executive of the department of the State or New Zealand administering a child welfare law of the State or New Zealand. relevant information means information about a person or an unborn child acquired in the administration of this Act. s 189AB ins 2017 No. 44 s 72 amd 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.189AB-ssec.1) The chief executive may, under arrangements made with a corresponding chief executive of another State or New Zealand, give the corresponding chief executive relevant information if the chief executive reasonably believes the corresponding chief executive requires the information for the purposes of performing a function under a child welfare law of the other State or New Zealand. (sec.189AB-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.189AB-ssec.3) Section 188 does not apply to information given under subsection (1) . (sec.189AB-ssec.4) In this section— corresponding chief executive , of another State or New Zealand, means the chief executive of the department of the State or New Zealand administering a child welfare law of the State or New Zealand. relevant information means information about a person or an unborn child acquired in the administration of this Act.