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Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

Care and protection of children and young persons - Information sharing

66G: Requests for information by authorised child welfare and protection agencies or authorised independent persons from other authorised child welfare and protection agencies or authorised independent persons

You could also call this:

"People who help keep kids safe can ask others who help keep kids safe for important information."

Illustration for Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

If you are someone who helps keep children safe, you can ask another person or group who also helps keep children safe for some information. You can ask for information about a specific child or young person and their family. You can also ask for information about a group of children or young persons and their families.

You are only allowed to ask for information that is relevant to the safety or well-being of the child or young person. The person or group you ask must hold the information you are asking for. They must be someone who is also allowed to help keep children safe, like you.

The law that lets you ask for this information is part of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, which was updated by the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017.

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Part 2Care and protection of children and young persons
Information sharing

66GRequests for information by authorised child welfare and protection agencies or authorised independent persons from other authorised child welfare and protection agencies or authorised independent persons

  1. An authorised child welfare and protection agency or an authorised independent person (the requestor) may request another authorised child welfare and protection agency or an authorised independent person (the provider) to disclose to the requestor any information that the provider holds that is information relevant to the safety or well-being of—

  2. a particular child or young person and their family; or
    1. a class of children or young persons and their families.

      Notes
      • Section 66G: inserted, on , by section 41 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).