658Appointment of nominee

658 Appointment of nominee

(1) An applicant for inclusion on the Youth Justice Victims Register may appoint a nominee to whom information is to be disclosed under section 659 instead of being disclosed directly to the applicant.

(2) To appoint a nominee, the applicant must include the following in their application for inclusion on the Youth Justice Victims Register—

(a) the nominee's name and contact details;

(b) details of the nominee's relationship to the applicant;

(c) the reason that the applicant wishes information under section 659 to be disclosed to the nominee rather than directly to the applicant;

(d) an undertaking in the prescribed form completed by the nominee that the nominee will not disclose the information given under section 659 by the Secretary other than in accordance with this Act;

(e) any other prescribed information.

(3) A person included on the Youth Justice Victims Register may appoint a nominee at any time by giving written notice to the Secretary and including the information referred to in subsection (2)(a) to (e).

(4) The Secretary may include the details of a nominee as part of the details of a person on the Youth Justice Victims Register if the Secretary is satisfied it is appropriate to do so in all the circumstances.

(5) The Secretary may refuse to include the details of a nominee as part of the details of a person on the Youth Justice Victims Register if the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure of information under section 659 to that nominee—

(a) may endanger—

(i) the security of any youth justice custodial centre; or

(ii) the health, wellbeing and safety of any child or young person detained in a youth justice custodial centre; or

(iii) the health, wellbeing and safety of any other person; or

(b) may result in contravention of section 661.