60Secretary must disclose information to principal officer for making decision about agreeing to authorisation

60 Secretary must disclose information to principal officer for making decision about agreeing to authorisation

(1) Before making an authorisation under section 59, the Secretary must provide the registered Aboriginal youth justice agency and the principal officer with all information that is known to the Secretary and that is reasonably necessary to assist the registered Aboriginal youth justice agency and the principal officer to make an informed decision as to whether or not to agree to the authorisation.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Secretary may disclose to the principal officer of a registered Aboriginal youth justice agency any information that is otherwise prohibited from being disclosed under this Act.

(3) The Secretary must not disclose any information under this section if it would be contrary to a court order.

(4) Information referred to in subsections (1) and (2) may only be disclosed by the Secretary to the extent that it relates to a child or young person who is to be the subject of an authorisation of the principal officer under section 59.