351Confidentiality of reports

351 Confidentiality of reports

(1) A person who prepares or receives or otherwise is given or has access to a report to which this Part applies, or any part of the report, must not disclose any information contained in that report or part report (as the case requires) to any person who is not entitled to receive or have access to that report or that part (as the case requires) without the consent of—

(b) that child's parent if the child is under 15 years of age at the time of the appeal.

1. 10 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) is subject to any contrary direction by the appellate court.

(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent the following from being given or having access to a report to which this Part applies, or any part of a report—

(b) a legal practitioner representing the Secretary.

(4) A reference in subsection (1) to a report includes a reference to a copy of a report.