(1) In this section
—
prescribed government agency means an agency that
is a prescribed government agency for the purposes of section 202K.
(2) If —
(a) a
party to the proceedings is aware that the child, or another child who is a
member of the child’s family, is or has been the subject of —
(i)
a notification or report (however described) to a
prescribed government agency; or
(ii)
an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however
described) by a prescribed government agency;
and
(b) the
notification, report, investigation, inquiry or assessment relates to abuse,
or an allegation, suspicion or risk of abuse,
that party must inform
the court of the matter.
(3) If —
(a) a
person who is not a party to the proceedings is aware that the child, or
another child who is a member of the child’s family, is or has been the
subject of —
(i)
a notification or report (however described) to a
prescribed government agency; or
(ii)
an investigation, inquiry or assessment (however
described) by a prescribed government agency;
and
(b) the
notification, report, investigation, inquiry or assessment relates to abuse,
or an allegation, suspicion or risk of abuse,
that person may inform
the court of the matter.
(4) Failure to inform
the court of the matter does not affect the validity of any order made by the
court.
[Section 66HB inserted: No. 13 of 2013 s. 11.]
[Heading inserted: No. 13 of 2013 s. 12.]