34LConfidentiality of information

34L Confidentiality of information

34L Confidentiality of information

(1) A Team-related person must not make a record of, or directly or indirectly disclose to any person, any information (including the contents of any document) that was acquired by the person by reason of being a Team-related person, unless—

(a) the record or disclosure is made in good faith for the purpose of exercising a function under this Part, or

(b) the record or disclosure is authorised to be made by the Convenor in connection with research that is undertaken for the purpose of helping to prevent or reduce the likelihood of deaths of children in New South Wales, or

(c) the record or disclosure is made by the Convenor for the purpose of—

(i) providing information to the Commissioner of Police in connection with a possible criminal offence, or

(ii) reporting to the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice that a child or class of children may be at risk of harm, or

(iii) providing information to the State Coroner that may relate to a death that is within the jurisdiction of the State Coroner, whether or not the death has been the subject of an inquest under the Coroners Act 2009, or

(iv) providing information to the Domestic Violence Death Review Team established under the Coroners Act 2009 in connection with that Team’s functions, or

(v) providing information to the Ombudsman concerning the death of a child that is relevant to the exercise of any of the Ombudsman’s functions, or

(vi) giving effect to any agreement or other arrangement entered into under section 34D (3), or

(vii) providing information to the Health Care Complaints Commission established under the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 in connection with the Commission’s functions, or

(d) the record or disclosure is made by a member of the Team to a Minister, or to the head, chief executive officer, senior executive or senior member of any Public Service agency or a statutory body, in connection with a draft report prepared for the purpose of this Part, or