46HSecretary authorised to collect and use information for purposes of data management

46H Secretary authorised to collect and use information for purposes of data management

(1) For the purposes of data management, the Secretary, or a person employed or engaged by the Secretary who is authorised in writing by the Secretary, may collect, use and disclose the following confidential information about a child or a person with parental responsibility for, or day-to-day care of, a child—

(a) information given to the Department of Education and Training by a relevant service for the purposes of—

(i) providing Maternal and Child Health services; or

(ii) providing supported playgroups or funded kindergartens; or

(iii) providing services and education in registered schools;

(b) information contained in the Student Register in relation to students enrolled in registered schools or students registered for home schooling;

(c) information contained in the State Register in relation to students registered for home schooling;

(d) information given to the Department of Education and Training by a school nurse for the purposes of providing a service as part of a school nurse program;

(e) information given to the Department of Education and Training by an allied health professional for the purpose of providing student support services in Government schools;

(f) information given to the Department of Education and Training by the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services for inclusion in the Register;

(g) information given to the Department of Education and Training under section 46I;

(h) information given to the Department of Education and Training by a prescribed service for a prescribed purpose.

data management means the examination and analysis of information to the extent reasonably required for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of information collected about a child under section 46D, but does not include the recording of that information on the Register.

S. 46I inserted by No. 11/2018 s. 10.