Children and Young People Act 2008
851Minister or director-general—giving information in best
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851 Minister or director-general—giving information in best interests of child or young person (1) The Minister or director-general may give someone protected information about a child or young person if the Minister or director-general considers that giving the information is in the best interests of the child or young person. (2) Before the Minister gives protected information under this section, the Minister must ask the director-general for advice about giving the information and consider any advice given by the director-general. (3) An information sharing entity may ask the director-general for information the director-general may give the information sharing entity under this section.