33Obligation to inform competent authority about serious danger to a child

33 Obligation to inform competent authority about serious danger to a child

33 Obligation to inform competent authority about serious danger to a child

(1) A New South Wales authority must inform a competent authority of another country about any information the New South Wales authority may have about any serious danger to a child—

(a) whose residence has moved from New South Wales to the other country, or

(b) who is present in the other country.

(2) Subsection (1) has effect despite any obligation of confidentiality imposed on the New South Wales authority or a person by a New South Wales law or anything else (including a contract or professional ethics).

(3) A person is not liable in civil or criminal proceedings, and is not to be considered to have breached any professional ethics, in respect of the provision of information under subsection (1).

(4) Evidence of the provision of information under subsection (1) is not admissible in any—

(a) court (whether or not exercising jurisdiction under this Act), or

(b) tribunal or other body concerned with professional ethics,

except where that evidence is given by the person who provided the information.

(5) In this section—

New South Wales authority includes a person carrying out duties, performing functions or exercising powers as—

(a) a member of the court personnel, or

(b) a member of staff of the Department or an agent of the NSW Trustee.

s 33: Am 2009 No 49, Sch 2.7 [6].