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### sec.245A Principles underlying chapter
The principles underlying this chapter are—
relevant agencies should work collaboratively, and in a way that respects each others’ functions and expertise, to achieve the purpose of internal agency reviews; and
if a relevant agency is carrying out an internal agency review, other relevant agencies should share information with the reviewing agency in a timely way, and to the extent that is appropriate, having regard to—
the relevance of the information to the review; and
the extent to which sharing the information would advance the purpose of the review; and
the effect of sharing the information on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children; and
a relevant agency that has carried out, or is carrying out, an internal agency review should share the outcomes of the review with other relevant agencies in a timely way, and to the extent that is appropriate, having regard to—
the relevance of the outcomes to the other agencies’ functions; and
the extent to which sharing the outcomes would advance the purpose of the review; and
the effect of sharing the outcomes on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children.
s 245A ins 2020 No. 2 s 6
- (a) relevant agencies should work collaboratively, and in a way that respects each others’ functions and expertise, to achieve the purpose of internal agency reviews; and
- (b) if a relevant agency is carrying out an internal agency review, other relevant agencies should share information with the reviewing agency in a timely way, and to the extent that is appropriate, having regard to— (i) the relevance of the information to the review; and (ii) the extent to which sharing the information would advance the purpose of the review; and (iii) the effect of sharing the information on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children; and
- (i) the relevance of the information to the review; and
- (ii) the extent to which sharing the information would advance the purpose of the review; and
- (iii) the effect of sharing the information on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children; and
- (c) a relevant agency that has carried out, or is carrying out, an internal agency review should share the outcomes of the review with other relevant agencies in a timely way, and to the extent that is appropriate, having regard to— (i) the relevance of the outcomes to the other agencies’ functions; and (ii) the extent to which sharing the outcomes would advance the purpose of the review; and (iii) the effect of sharing the outcomes on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children.
- (i) the relevance of the outcomes to the other agencies’ functions; and
- (ii) the extent to which sharing the outcomes would advance the purpose of the review; and
- (iii) the effect of sharing the outcomes on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children.
- (i) the relevance of the information to the review; and
- (ii) the extent to which sharing the information would advance the purpose of the review; and
- (iii) the effect of sharing the information on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children; and
- (i) the relevance of the outcomes to the other agencies’ functions; and
- (ii) the extent to which sharing the outcomes would advance the purpose of the review; and
- (iii) the effect of sharing the outcomes on the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children.