148ABPurposes for which Secretary may disclose information

148AB Purposes for which Secretary may disclose information

148AB Purposes for which Secretary may disclose information

(1) For the purposes of section 102A(1) of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a purpose for which the Secretary may disclose information under that subsection, if the Secretary considers the disclosure to be reasonably necessary for the purpose—

(a) facilitating appropriate management and supervision of a relevant person who is in the custody, or under the supervision, of a government agency of the Commonwealth, another State or Territory or New Zealand that substantially corresponds with Corrective Services NSW or Youth Justice NSW,

(b) facilitating the exercise of the lawful functions of each of the following in relation to a relevant person—

(i) the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs, or a successor of that Department,

(ii) the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department, or a successor of that Department,

(c) facilitating the assessment of a relevant person’s eligibility and suitability for the program, conducted by the Department, known as the Engagement and Support Program, or a successor of that program,

(d) facilitating data-matching by a government data-linkage centre to enable research into the provision of interventions and services by a NSW public sector agency (within the meaning of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998) and the outcomes of those interventions and services.

(2) For the purposes of section 102A(1) of the Act, the Secretary may disclose to another person or body (the recipient) information relating to the safety, welfare or well-being of a particular child or young person, or class of children or young persons, in another State or Territory or New Zealand if the Secretary reasonably believes that the disclosure of the information would assist the recipient—

(a) to make any decision, assessment or plan or to initiate or conduct an investigation, or to provide a service, relating to the safety, welfare or well-being of the child or young person or class of children or young persons (including, where applicable, to provide prioritised access to a service to a child or young person or class of children or young persons at risk of significant harm), or

(b) to manage a risk to the child or young person, or class of children or young persons, that might arise in the recipient’s capacity as an employer.