Family Violence Protection Act 2008
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144A Definitions
Central Information Point has the meaning set out in section 144O;
CIP data custodian has the meaning set out in section 144F;
CIP purpose has the meaning set out in section 144OA;
CIP request has the meaning set out in section 144OC;
CIP requester means an information sharing entity or a class of information sharing entity declared under section 144G;
confidential information means—
(a) health information; or
(b) personal information, including sensitive information; or
(c) unique identifiers; or
(d) identifiers;
consent means express or implied consent;
excluded information has the meaning set out in section 144C;
family violence assessment purpose means the purpose of establishing or assessing the risk of—
(a) a person committing family violence; or
(b) a person being subjected to family violence;
family violence protection purpose means the purpose of managing a risk of—
(a) a person committing family violence and includes the ongoing assessment of the risk of the person committing family violence; or
(b) a person being subjected to family violence and includes the ongoing assessment of the risk of the person being subjected to family violence;
handling, in relation to confidential information, has the meaning set out in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 in relation to personal information;
health information has the meaning set out in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001;
identifier has the meaning set out in section 3(1) of the Health Records Act 2001;
information sharing entity has the meaning set out in section 144D;
linked person means any person whose confidential information is relevant to a family violence assessment purpose or family violence protection purpose other than a person who—