Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 15CH

    (1)     The therapeutic support panel or the commissioner may disclose information about a child's harmful behaviour, including information about the therapeutic treatment of the child's harmful behaviour, to the victim of the behaviour but only if—

        (a)     the chair of the panel and the commissioner agree that disclosure of the information is appropriate in the circumstances; and

        (b)     the information does not include personal information or personal health information about the child.

    (2)     If the victim is under 15 years old, the panel or commissioner may disclose the information to a person with parental responsibility for the victim or a person acting for a victim or both.

    (3)     In deciding whether disclosure of the information is appropriate in the circumstances, the panel and commissioner must consider all relevant circumstances, including the following:

        (a)     the age of the child;

        (b)     the nature of the harmful behaviour;

        (c)     the effect of the harmful behaviour on the victim.

    (4)     In this section:

"personal health information"—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

, dictionary.

"personal information"—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

, dictionary.

"person with parental responsibility", for a victim under 15 years old—means a person with parental responsibility for the victim under the Children and Young People Act 2008

, division 1.3.2.