Childrens Court Act 1992
sec.28AAccess to court records for approved research
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sec.28A Access to court records for approved research
The chief executive may authorise a person to have access to a record, or information from a record, to allow the person to carry out research. However, the chief executive may authorise access only if the chief executive is satisfied— the record or information will not be used or published in a way that could reasonably be expected to result in the identification of any of the individuals to whom it relates; and it would not be inappropriate to authorise the access in all the circumstances including, for example, the cost to the department of providing the access. The registrar or clerk of a court may give a person access to a record or information from a record under an authorisation under this section. In this section— record means a court record or part of a court record. s 28A ins 2010 No. 42 s 20 (sec.28A-ssec.1) The chief executive may authorise a person to have access to a record, or information from a record, to allow the person to carry out research. (sec.28A-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may authorise access only if the chief executive is satisfied— the record or information will not be used or published in a way that could reasonably be expected to result in the identification of any of the individuals to whom it relates; and it would not be inappropriate to authorise the access in all the circumstances including, for example, the cost to the department of providing the access. (sec.28A-ssec.3) The registrar or clerk of a court may give a person access to a record or information from a record under an authorisation under this section. (sec.28A-ssec.4) In this section— record means a court record or part of a court record.
- (a) the record or information will not be used or published in a way that could reasonably be expected to result in the identification of any of the individuals to whom it relates; and
- (b) it would not be inappropriate to authorise the access in all the circumstances including, for example, the cost to the department of providing the access.