26DObtaining information about particular students

#### 26D Obtaining information about particular students 26D Obtaining information about particular students > > (1) The Department, a non-government schools authority or a school may request a relevant agency to provide information about a particular student for the purposes referred to in section 26B (1). > > > (2) The Department, authority or school may provide the relevant agency with such information about the student as may assist the agency to provide the information sought. > > > (3) A relevant agency has a duty to provide information sought under this section if the agency has the information in its possession or under its control. > > > (4) Information obtained under this section may be passed on to other schools, the Department or a non-government schools authority (or to any other person or body as permitted by this Act or the guidelines). > > > (5) Information of the kind referred to in subsection (1) may be provided by one school to another school at which the student concerned enrols— > > > > > (a) without the need for any request from the other school, and > > > > > (b) regardless of whether the information was obtained under this section or otherwise. > > > (6) However, this section— > > > > > (a) does not authorise or require the provision of information if its disclosure is prohibited by— > > > > > > > (i) section 20G, 20P or 23 of the [Health Administration Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1982-135), or > > > > > > > (ii) section 29 (1) (f) of the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157), and > > > > > (b) does not require the provision of information if the guidelines authorise the relevant agency to refuse to provide the information. > > **s 26D:** Ins 2006 No 114, Sch 1 \[5\]. Am 2013 No 32, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2017 No 58, Sch 1\[5\].