22AObtaining information about children of compulsory school-age

#### 22A Obtaining information about children of compulsory school-age 22A Obtaining information about children of compulsory school-age > > (1) Any relevant institution or other person may provide information to the Department solely for the purpose of assisting the Secretary to ascertain— > > > > > (a) the age, identity or whereabouts of a child who is not receiving compulsory schooling or who is not participating in education, training or paid work as an alternative to receiving compulsory schooling, and > > > > > (b) the reasons why the child is not receiving that schooling or not so participating. > > > (2) Information may be provided under this section— > > > > > (a) at the request of the Secretary or without any such request, and > > > > > (b) anonymously. > > > (3) The Secretary may include in a request for information such information about a child, or a child’s family, as may assist the relevant institution or other person concerned to provide the information requested. > > > (4) A relevant institution has a duty to provide information in its possession or control that the Secretary requests under this section. > > > (5) The authority or duty to provide information under this section— > > > > > (a) applies despite the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133) or the [Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-071), but > > > > > (b) is subject to any other Act or law and to client legal privilege. > > > (6) The provision of information under this section in good faith— > > > > > (a) does not give rise to any liability to civil, criminal or disciplinary action, and > > > > > (b) is not a breach of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct. > > > (7) The identity of any person who has provided information under this section is not to be disclosed. > > **s 22A:** Ins 2009 No 79, Sch 1 \[5\]. Am 2013 No 32, Sch 1 \[2\].