Information sharing provision for service providers Information sharing between service providers and prescribed entities Service providers may give information to a Prescribed entities may give information to a prescribed entity if they believe it will help service provider if they believe it will help the them: service provider: decide whether to report concerns decide whether to report concerns about a child about a child or unborn child to Child or unborn child to Child Safety Safety participate in case planning, assess or respond participate in case planning, assess or to the needs of a child in need of protection, or respond to the needs of a child in need make plans or decisions about services to a of protection, or make plans or child in need of protection or their family decisions about services to a child in help Child Safety offer support to a pregnant need of protection or their family woman help Child Safety offer support to a assess or respond to the needs of a child, make pregnant woman plans or decisions, or provide services to a child assess or respond to the needs of a or family to decrease the likelihood of the child’s child, make plans or decisions, or child becoming in need of protection. provide services to a child or child’s family to decrease the likelihood of the child becoming in need of protection. Information sharing between service providers and Child Safety Service providers may give information to Child Safety may give information to a service Child Safety if they believe it will help Child provider if they believe it will help the service Safety: provider: investigate or assess harm or risk of decide whether to give Child Safety information harm about a child or an unborn child to help Child Safety investigate or assess harm or risk of harm develop or assess a case plan child’s participate in case planning, assess or respond make plans, decisions or provide to the needs of a child in need of protection, or services to a relevant child or their make plans or decisions about services to a family child in need of protection or their family offer help to a pregnant woman. help Child Safety offer support to a pregnant woman assess or respond to the needs of a child, make plans or decisions, or provide services to a child or family to decrease the likelihood of the child’s child becoming in need of protection. service provider may only share information with another service provider if they believe it will A help them decide whether to report concerns about a child or unborn child to Child Safety. FACT SHEET: Transition to Adulthood Child Protection Act 1999
Information sharing provision for service providers Information sharing between service providers and prescribed entities Service providers may give information to a prescribed entity if they believe it will help them: decide whether to report concerns about a child or unborn child to Child Safety participate in case planning, assess or respond to the needs of a child in need of protection, or make plans or decisions about services to a child in need of protection or their family help Child Safety offer support to a pregnant woman assess or respond to the needs of a child, make plans or decisions, or provide services to a child or child’s family to decrease the likelihood of the child becoming in need of protection. Prescribed entities may give information to a service provider if they believe it will help the service provider: decide whether to report concerns about a child or unborn child to Child Safety participate in case planning, assess or respond to the needs of a child in need of protection, or make plans or decisions about services to a child in need of protection or their family help Child Safety offer support to a pregnant woman assess or respond to the needs of a child, make plans or decisions, or provide services to a child or child’s family to decrease the likelihood of the child becoming in need of protection. Information sharing between service providers and Child Safety Service providers may give information to Child Safety if they believe it will help Child Safety: investigate or assess harm or risk of harm about a child or an unborn child develop or assess a child’s case plan make plans, decisions or provide services to a relevant child or their family offer help to a pregnant woman. Child Safety may give information to a service provider if they believe it will help the service provider: decide whether to give Child Safety information to help Child Safety investigate or assess harm or risk of harm participate in case planning, assess or respond to the needs of a child in need of protection, or make plans or decisions about services to a child in need of protection or their family help Child Safety offer support to a pregnant woman assess or respond to the needs of a child, make plans or decisions, or provide services to a child or child’s family to decrease the likelihood of the child becoming in need of protection. A service provider may only share information with another service provider if they believe it will help them decide whether to report concerns about a child or unborn child to Child Safety. FACT SHEET: Transition to Adulthood Child Protection Act 1999