16Confidentiality of person informing of knowledge, belief or suspicion of abuse or neglect or certain behaviour

16 Confidentiality of person informing of knowledge, belief or suspicion of abuse or neglect or certain behaviour

(1)  In this section –[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Aug 2009] [Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2011, s. 6, Applied:28 Jun 2011]

[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:02 Oct 2019] law enforcement agency means –

(a) the Police Service or the police force of another State or a Territory or of an overseas jurisdiction; or

(b) any other authority or person responsible for the investigation or prosecution of offences against the laws of the State or of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory or an overseas jurisdiction;

[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Aug 2009] [Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2011, s. 6, Applied:28 Jun 2011] notifier means a person who provides the Secretary or a Community-Based Intake Service with a risk notification.

(2)  [Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2011, s. 6, Applied:28 Jun 2011] Subject to this section, a person who receives a risk notification from a notifier, or who otherwise becomes aware of the identity of a notifier because he or she is engaged in the administration of this Act, must not disclose the identity of the notifier to any other person unless the disclosure –

(a) is made in the course of official duties under this Act to another person acting in the course of official duties; or

(b) is made with the consent of the notifier; or

(c) [Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 2019, s. 5, Applied:02 Oct 2019] is made by way of evidence adduced with leave granted by a court under ; or