Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020
124Provision of information in Guardianship stream proceedings
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124 Provision of information in Guardianship stream proceedings
[Section 124 Inserted by No. 17 of 2021, s. 18, Applied:05 Nov 2021]
(1) Evidence given at a hearing of the Tribunal in proceedings in the Guardianship stream is not to be used in any civil or criminal proceedings other than proceedings –
(a) for an offence against this Act, or an Act in relation to which the performance or exercise of functions or powers has been allocated under a Division Schedule to the Guardianship stream, to which the proceedings relates; or
(b) for an offence committed at, or arising out of, a hearing of the Tribunal in relation to any Act in relation to which the performance or exercise of functions or powers has been allocated under a Division Schedule to the Guardianship stream.
(2) The Tribunal may, for the purposes of any proceedings in the Guardianship stream, require any government department or State authority, the Public Guardian or a service provider, guardian or administrator, to provide a report or information on any matter relating to the proceedings.
(3) Despite section 127A of the Evidence Act 2001 , a medical practitioner may, when reporting to the Tribunal in proceedings in the Guardianship stream, divulge information without the consent of the person to whom the information relates.