843Who is an information holder?

843 Who is an information holder? information holder means a person who— (a) is or has been— (i) the director-general; or (ii) the public advocate; or (iii) the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner; or (iv) an official visitor; or (v) a researcher for an approved research project; or Note Approval of researchers and research projects is dealt with in ch 22.

(vi) someone else exercising a function, or purporting to exercise a function, under this Act (other than a judge or magistrate); or (vii) someone else engaged in the administration of this Act; or (b) has been given information under this Act by a person mentioned in paragraph (a). Note Protected information may be given to people under various provisions of this Act, including the following: • s 497 (Annual review report—must be given to certain people); • s 850 (Minister or director-general—giving information to person about the person); • s 851 (Minister or director-general—giving information in best interests of child or young person); • s 852 (Director-general—giving information to person under corresponding provisions); • s 855 (Director-general—giving information to researcher); • s 860 (Minister or director-general—giving safety and wellbeing information to information sharing entity); • s 865 (Giving protected information to court or investigative entity); • s 865A (Giving protected information to police).