Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 186A

186A Identity of notifier not to be disclosed

(1) The person who receives the notification, or a person who becomes aware of the identity of the notifier, must not disclose the identity of the notifier, or information from which the identity of the notifier could be deduced, to another person.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the disclosure is made—

(a) in the course of performing functions under this Act to another person performing functions under—

(i) this Act; or

(ii) a child welfare law, or interstate law, of another State; or

(b) in the course of performing functions under a child welfare law, or interstate law, of another State to another person performing functions under—

(i) this Act; or

(ii) a child welfare law, or interstate law, of another State; or

(c) under the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003 , part 6 ; or

(d) to the ombudsman conducting an investigation under the Ombudsman Act 2001 ; or

(e) for the performance by the chief executive (adoptions) of the chief executive’s functions under the Adoption Act 2009 ; or

(f) to the litigation director for the purposes of the director performing a function under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 ; or

(g) if the person is an authorised person—under section 186B ; or

(h) by way of evidence given in a legal proceeding under section 186C .