Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 159MB

159MB Sharing information—assessment or investigation

(1) A prescribed entity or service provider (each a
"holder" ) may give the chief executive or an authorised officer (each a
"recipient" ) information if the holder reasonably believes the information may help the recipient—

(a) investigate an allegation of harm or risk of harm to a child or assess a child’s need for protection; or

(b) take action, or decide whether the recipient reasonably suspects a child is in need of protection, under section 14 ; or

(c) investigate or assess, before the birth of a child, the likelihood that the child will need protection after the child is born.

(2) The chief executive or an authorised officer (each also a
"holder" ) may give a prescribed entity or a service provider information (each also a
"recipient" ) if the holder reasonably believes giving the information may help the recipient decide whether to give the holder information under subsection (1) .