OMBUDSMAN ACT 1989
17LInvestigation information may be disclosed to child,
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17L Investigation information may be disclosed to child, parent and carer (1) The ombudsman or the head of a designated entity may disclose investigation information to any of the following: (a) a child who is the subject of conduct that forms the basis of a reportable allegation or a reportable conviction into which an investigation was conducted by the ombudsman or the designated entity; (b) a parent of the child; (c) if the child has been placed with an out-of-home carer—the child’s out-of-home carer.
parent, of a child, means a person who has parental responsibility for the child. parental responsibility—see the Children and Young People Act 2008, dictionary.