41VVoluntary disclosure for wellbeing or safety of children

41V Voluntary disclosure for wellbeing or safety of children

An information sharing entity (the disclosing entity) may, on its own initiative, disclose confidential information, other than excluded information, to another information sharing entity (the receiving entity) if—

(a) the disclosure is made for the purpose of promoting the wellbeing or safety of a child or group of children; and

(b) the disclosing entity reasonably believes that the disclosure may assist the receiving entity to carry out one or more of the following activities—

(i) making a decision, an assessment or a plan relating to a child or group of children;

(ii) initiating or conducting an investigation relating to a child or group of children;

(iii) providing a service relating to a child or group of children;

(iv) managing any risk to a child or group of children.

S. 41W inserted by No. 11/2018 s. 8.