Children and Young People Act 2008
863Care teams—sharing safety and wellbeing information
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863 Care teams—sharing safety and wellbeing information (1) The director-general may declare that the director-general and a group of other people and entities are a care team for a child or young Examples—care team members 1 an out-of-home carer 2 a counsellor 3 a psychologist 4 a health practitioner 5 an education provider 6 an approved kinship and foster care organisation 7 a family support worker 8 a youth support worker 9 an intensive therapy service 10 a member of the child’s or young person’s treating team under the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997 (2) The director-general may include a person or entity as a member of a care team for a child or young person only if satisfied that the person or entity is responsible for coordinating or delivering a service or care to the child or young person, or family members of the child or young
(b) for a criminal proceeding under another territory law; or (c) for the administration of a sentence or order under another Examples—par (c) 1 administration of a sentence under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 2 administration of a mental health order or forensic mental health order under the Mental Health Act 2015 (3) A member of a care team for a child or young person— (a) may ask another member of the care team for safety and wellbeing information about the child or young person; and (b) may give safety and wellbeing information to another member of the care team. (4) The giving or receiving of safety and wellbeing information under this section is subject to any instruction made by the director-general under section 23. Division 25.3.3 Sharing reportable conduct