Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 132ZQ

    (1)     This section applies if the CYP director-general is asked for a CYP director-general's report for a young person .

    (2)     The CYP director-general may ask a government agency in writing to give the CYP director-general any information—

        (a)     held by the government agency; and

        (b)     relevant for the report.

    (3)     The request must state the day by which the information is to be given.

    (4)     The government agency must give the CYP director-general the information requested.

Note     The Legislation Act

, s 171 deals with the application of client legal privilege.

    (5)     However, the government agency need not give personal health information in a health record under the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

.

Note     See the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

, privacy principle 10 for the limits on disclosure of personal health information. In particular, a record keeper may disclose a personal health record if the record keeper believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent risk to the life or physical, mental or emotional health of someone.