sec.27Authorisation to disclose relevant information

sec.27 Authorisation to disclose relevant information

A person is authorised to disclose to the inspector any information that is relevant to the inspector performing a function under this Act. Without limiting subsection (1) — an informed person within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 341 (1) , including, for example, an official visitor, may disclose confidential information within the meaning of section 341 of that Act to the inspector; and a person mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 10 .1 may disclose information mentioned in that section to the inspector; and a person mentioned in the Youth Justice Act 1992 , section 287 may disclose confidential information within the meaning of part 9 of that Act to the inspector; and a person mentioned in the Public Guardian Act 2014 , section 140 (2) may disclose confidential information within the meaning of that Act to the inspector. Also, without limiting subsection (1) — the inspector may ask a person to whom the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 5AA .14(1)(a)(i) and (b) applies to disclose relevant information about someone else; and the person may disclose the relevant information to the inspector. See also the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 157A , the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 785A and the Ombudsman Act 2001 , section 91A . In this section— relevant information see the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 1 .4. (sec.27-ssec.1) A person is authorised to disclose to the inspector any information that is relevant to the inspector performing a function under this Act. (sec.27-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) — an informed person within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 341 (1) , including, for example, an official visitor, may disclose confidential information within the meaning of section 341 of that Act to the inspector; and a person mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 10 .1 may disclose information mentioned in that section to the inspector; and a person mentioned in the Youth Justice Act 1992 , section 287 may disclose confidential information within the meaning of part 9 of that Act to the inspector; and a person mentioned in the Public Guardian Act 2014 , section 140 (2) may disclose confidential information within the meaning of that Act to the inspector. (sec.27-ssec.3) Also, without limiting subsection (1) — the inspector may ask a person to whom the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 5AA .14(1)(a)(i) and (b) applies to disclose relevant information about someone else; and the person may disclose the relevant information to the inspector. See also the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 , section 157A , the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 785A and the Ombudsman Act 2001 , section 91A . (sec.27-ssec.4) In this section— relevant information see the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 1 .4.