36Secrecy provision

36 Secrecy provision (1) Unless subsection (2) applies, a person who is or has been, at any time, a community visitor must not, either directly or indirectly make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any person, or make use of, any information that is or was acquired by the person because the person is or was appointed as a community visitor, for any purpose, except to the extent necessary for the person— (a) to perform any official duties; or (b) to perform or exercise any function or power under this Act. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person from— S. 36(2)(a) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 34(2). (a) producing a document to a court in the course of criminal proceedings or in the course of any proceedings under this Act or the **Residential Tenancies Act 1997**; or (b) divulging or communicating to a court, in the course of any proceedings referred to in paragraph (a), any matter or thing coming under the notice of the person in the performance of official duties or in the performance of a function or in the exercise of a power referred to in subsection (1); or (c) producing a document or divulging or communicating information that is required or permitted by any Act to be produced, divulged or communicated, as the case may be, if, where the document or information relates to the personal affairs of another person, that other person has given consent in writing. Note to s. 36 inserted by No. 23/2017 s. 35. 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. Part 4—Disability services Division 1—General provisions 37 State Disability Plan (1) The Minister must ensure that a State Disability Plan is prepared— (a) as at 1 January 2013; and (b) at the end of each period of 4 years thereafter. (2) The State Disability Plan 2002-2012 as in existence before the commencement of this section has effect as if it had been prepared under this section. (3) The purpose of a State Disability Plan is to establish goals to assist in furthering the objectives and principles specified in this Act. (4) Without limiting the generality of subsection (3), a State Disability Plan must— (a) identify the needs of persons with a disability; (b) establish goals and priorities for the support of persons with a disability; (c) identify objectives and policy priorities for the development and delivery of services for persons with a disability; (d) identify strategies for achieving those objectives and priorities. (5) In preparing a State Disability Plan, regard must be had to the different needs of persons with different types of disabilities which may require different strategies.