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Youth Justice Act 1992
sec.299Production of department’s records
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### sec.299 Production of department’s records
This section applies if a party to a proceeding in a court or tribunal requires, under applicable rules—
the chief executive to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document in the department’s records under this Act in relation to a child; or
a government entity to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been given to the entity under division 2 .
The requirement must describe the document to be produced—
by reference to the person or persons to whom it relates; and
by general reference to the circumstances to which it relates; and
by stating the period to which the requirement relates.
For subsection (2) (b) , the requirement must show the circumstances to be relevant to the proceeding.
A person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make use of information obtained under the requirement other than for a purpose connected with the proceeding.
Maximum penalty (subject to part 7 )—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
Despite any Act to the contrary, if a document in the department’s records under this Act about a child is produced in a proceeding in a court, an officer of the court must not make the document available for inspection to any person other than a party to the proceeding or a party’s legal representative.
Maximum penalty for subsection (5) (subject to part 7 )—50 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
s 299 ins 2002 No. 39 s 109
(sec.299-ssec.1) This section applies if a party to a proceeding in a court or tribunal requires, under applicable rules— the chief executive to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document in the department’s records under this Act in relation to a child; or a government entity to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been given to the entity under division 2 .
(sec.299-ssec.2) The requirement must describe the document to be produced— by reference to the person or persons to whom it relates; and by general reference to the circumstances to which it relates; and by stating the period to which the requirement relates.
(sec.299-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , the requirement must show the circumstances to be relevant to the proceeding.
(sec.299-ssec.4) A person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make use of information obtained under the requirement other than for a purpose connected with the proceeding. Maximum penalty (subject to part 7 )—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.299-ssec.5) Despite any Act to the contrary, if a document in the department’s records under this Act about a child is produced in a proceeding in a court, an officer of the court must not make the document available for inspection to any person other than a party to the proceeding or a party’s legal representative. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) (subject to part 7 )—50 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
- (a) the chief executive to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document in the department’s records under this Act in relation to a child; or
- (b) a government entity to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been given to the entity under division 2 .
- (a) by reference to the person or persons to whom it relates; and
- (b) by general reference to the circumstances to which it relates; and
- (c) by stating the period to which the requirement relates.