46PRestrictions on access to confidential information

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 46P

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005.

Ask Zoe about this section View in full context

46P Restrictions on access to confidential information

(1) The Secretary may refuse to give an individual access to that individual's confidential information under a relevant privacy law if the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that giving the individual access to the information would increase a risk to the safety of a child or group of children.

relevant privacy law means—

(a) Health Privacy Principle 6; or

(b) Information Privacy Principle 6; or

(d) the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth applied as a law of Victoria by another Act.

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

Section 46P - Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 - Restrictions on access to confidential information | Zoe