Children and Young People Act 2008
859Who is an information sharing entity?
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859 Who is an information sharing entity? (1) In this part: information sharing entity, for a child or young person, means any of the following: (a) a parent of the child or young person;
(b) someone else who has parental responsibility for the child or Note Parental responsibility for a child or young person is dealt with in div 1.3.2. (c) an out-of-home carer for the child or young person; Note Out-of-home carers are dealt with in pt 15.4. (d) an approved kinship and foster care organisation; Note Approved kinship and foster care organisation—see s 502. (e) a Minister; (f) an ACT education provider; (g) a police officer or a member of a police service or force of a State; (h) a health facility; (i) the chair of the therapeutic support panel; (j) any of the following entities that provides services to, or has contact with, the child or young person or their family: (i) an administrative unit; (ii) a community-based service; (iii) a territory authority (other than the legal aid commission); (iv) a territory instrumentality; (v) an entity established under a law of a State or the (vi) the holder of a position established under a law of a State or the Commonwealth; (vii) a public employee (other than a judge or magistrate).
Sharing safety and wellbeing information Division 25.3.2 ACT education provider—see section 25.