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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.282GConfidentiality of detainee information
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### sec.282G Confidentiality of detainee information
This section applies to a person who receives detainee information.
The person must not disclose detainee information received by the person to another person other than under subsection (3) .
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
The person may disclose detainee information—
for this Act; or
to discharge a function under another law or if the disclosure is otherwise authorised under another law; or
for a proceeding in a court, if the person is required to do so by order of the court or otherwise by law; or
if authorised by the child to whom the information relates; or
if reasonably necessary to obtain counselling, advice or other treatment.
s 282G prev s 282G ins 2012 No. 41 s 40
om 2016 No. 38 s 49
pres s 282G ins 2017 No. 8 s 98
(sec.282G-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who receives detainee information.
(sec.282G-ssec.2) The person must not disclose detainee information received by the person to another person other than under subsection (3) . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.282G-ssec.3) The person may disclose detainee information— for this Act; or to discharge a function under another law or if the disclosure is otherwise authorised under another law; or for a proceeding in a court, if the person is required to do so by order of the court or otherwise by law; or if authorised by the child to whom the information relates; or if reasonably necessary to obtain counselling, advice or other treatment.
- (a) for this Act; or
- (b) to discharge a function under another law or if the disclosure is otherwise authorised under another law; or
- (c) for a proceeding in a court, if the person is required to do so by order of the court or otherwise by law; or
- (d) if authorised by the child to whom the information relates; or
- (e) if reasonably necessary to obtain counselling, advice or other treatment.