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Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
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205 Investigation by protective intervener
(1) A protective intervener must, as soon as practicable after receiving a protective intervention report, investigate, or cause another protective intervener to investigate, the subject-matter of the report in a way that will be in the best interests of the child.
(2) A protective intervener who is investigating the subject-matter of a report—
S. 205(2)(a) amended by No. 11/2018 s. 22(1)(a).
(a) must inform the child and the child's parents that any information they give may be used for the purposes of a protection application.
S. 205(2)(b) repealed by No. 11/2018 s. 22(1)(b).
Note to s. 205(2) inserted by No. 23/2017 s. 32(2).
See also Part 5A of the **Family Violence Protection Act 2008** in respect of the use and disclosure obligations of persons or bodies prescribed to be information sharing entities under that Act.
S. 205(3) repealed by No. 11/2018 s. 22(2).