12Disclosure of records to authorised officers—the Act, s 66(3)

12 Disclosure of records to authorised officers—the Act, s 66(3)

12 Disclosure of records to authorised officers—the Act, s 66(3)

(1) For the Act, section 66(2)(e), a record of, or relating to, a caution or conference under the Act may be divulged to an authorised officer of the Department of Communities and Justice (an authorised officer) only if—

(a) the record does not name or identify the child, or

(b) the authorised officer makes a request for the record in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) A request for a record under this section must—

(a) be written, and

(b) be addressed to the Manager, Criminal Records Section, NSW Police Force, and

(c) state the following details about the person to whom the record relates—

(i) the person’s full name,

(ii) the person’s date of birth,

(iii) the person’s place of birth, and

(d) include the following—

(i) the reason for the request,

(ii) a description of how the information in the record will be used,

(iii) the full name and work location of the authorised officer making the request,

(iv) a declaration by the authorised officer that—

(A) the request relates to a child subject to supervision by an order made under the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, section 33, and

(B) the information in the record will be used only as set out in the request, and

(e) if there is a court order relating to the request—identify the court order.