Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 41

S. 41(1) substituted by No. 48/2006 s. 9(3), amended by Nos 30/2019 s. 7(1), 6/2024 s. 78(1).

    (1)     If a report is made to the Secretary under section 28 or 29, a person (other than the person who made it) must not disclose to any person other than the Secretary or a community-based child and family service provider—

        (a)     the name of the person who made the report; and

        (b)     any information that is likely to lead to the identification of the person who made the report.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

S. 41(1A) inserted by No. 48/2006 s. 9(3), amended by Nos 30/2019 s. 7(2), 6/2024 s. 78(2).

    (1A)     If a referral is made to a community-based child and family service under section 31 or  32, a person (other than the person who made it) must not disclose to any person other than the Secretary or a community-based child and family service provider—

        (a)     the name of the person who made the referral; and

        (b)     any information that is likely to lead to the identification of the person who made the referral.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

S. 41(2) amended by No. 30/2019 s. 7(3).

    (2)     Subsections (1) and (1A) do not apply if the person who made the report or referral—

        (a)     gives written consent to the Secretary; or

S. 41(2)(b) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 78(3).

        (b)     gives written or oral consent to the community-based child and family service provider.

S. 41(3) inserted by No. 30/2019 s. 7(4).

    (3)     To avoid doubt, the name of a person who made a report or who made a referral may be shared between—

S. 41(3)(a) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 78(4).

        (a)     the Secretary and any community-based child and family service provider; and

S. 41(3)(b) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 78(4).

        (b)     a community-based child and family service provider and any other community-based child and family service provider.