207Provision of protection report to police

207 Provision of protection report to police S. 207(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.7(a)). (1) The Secretary must, on a request made in accordance with any directions of the Minister by a police officer who is investigating the subject-matter of a protective intervention report, submit a protection report to that police officer within 21 days. S. 207(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.7(a)). (2) A police officer who receives a protection report under subsection (1) or the author of that report must not disclose any information contained in it to any person other than another protective intervener who is investigating the subject-matter of the protective intervention report. Note to s. 207(2) inserted by No. 23/2017 s. 32(3), substituted as Notes by No. 11/2018 s. 24. 1 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. 2 See also Part 6A of the **Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005** in respect of the use and disclosure obligations of persons or bodies prescribed to be information sharing entities or restricted information sharing entities for the purposes of that Act. S. 207(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.7(b)). (3) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the disclosure to a court by a police officer of information contained in a protection report received by that police officer.