751Secretary to assist Aboriginal child or young person to develop cultural support plan in accordance with request

751 Secretary to assist Aboriginal child or young person to develop cultural support plan in accordance with request

(1) If an Aboriginal child or young person requests assistance from the Secretary to develop a cultural support plan, the Secretary must provide assistance as requested by the child or young person, including by supporting and assisting the child or young person—

(a) to engage with family members, Elders and Aboriginal organisations; and

(b) to request information from an entity that may be relevant to the cultural support plan for the child or young person.

S. 751(2) amended by No. 41/2025 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 35.5).

(2) If the Secretary supports or assists an Aboriginal child or young person to request information from an entity for the purpose of assisting the child or young person to develop a cultural support plan, any inquiry or request is made on behalf of the child or young person, and not in the Secretary's capacity as the Secretary.

(3) Nothing in this Part requires or authorises the disclosure of information for the purposes of a cultural support plan, or affects a provision of any other Act in relation to the disclosure or use of, or access to, information.