sec.36Reports of medical examination or treatment

sec.36 Reports of medical examination or treatment

The chief executive may ask a health practitioner who examines or treats a child detained in a detention centre to give the chief executive a report of the examination or treatment. The chief executive must ensure a record of medical examinations and treatment for each child detained in a detention centre is— kept at the centre; and kept confidential and separate from the centre’s administrative records. The record of medical examinations and treatment of a child detained in a detention centre may be inspected only by— the child named in the record; or any of the following persons with the child’s written consent— the child’s parent or guardian; a legal practitioner representing the child; the public guardian; a community visitor (child); a child advocacy officer; or a legal practitioner representing the child on production of a subpoena or court order; or the chief executive or another person authorised in writing by the chief executive. s 36 amd 2024 SL No. 232 s 13 (sec.36-ssec.1) The chief executive may ask a health practitioner who examines or treats a child detained in a detention centre to give the chief executive a report of the examination or treatment. (sec.36-ssec.2) The chief executive must ensure a record of medical examinations and treatment for each child detained in a detention centre is— kept at the centre; and kept confidential and separate from the centre’s administrative records. (sec.36-ssec.3) The record of medical examinations and treatment of a child detained in a detention centre may be inspected only by— the child named in the record; or any of the following persons with the child’s written consent— the child’s parent or guardian; a legal practitioner representing the child; the public guardian; a community visitor (child); a child advocacy officer; or a legal practitioner representing the child on production of a subpoena or court order; or the chief executive or another person authorised in writing by the chief executive.

• (a) kept at the centre; and
• (b) kept confidential and separate from the centre’s administrative records.
• (a) the child named in the record; or
• (b) any of the following persons with the child’s written consent— (i) the child’s parent or guardian; (ii) a legal practitioner representing the child; (iii) the public guardian; (iv) a community visitor (child); (v) a child advocacy officer; or
• (i) the child’s parent or guardian;
• (ii) a legal practitioner representing the child;
• (iii) the public guardian;
• (iv) a community visitor (child);
• (v) a child advocacy officer; or
• (c) a legal practitioner representing the child on production of a subpoena or court order; or