(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year but not later than the following 30 September, the Community Visitors Mental Health Board must submit to the Minister an annual report on the activities of community visitors during the 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June. (2) The Minister must cause the annual report of the Community Visitors Mental Health Board to be laid before the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly before the expiration of the fourteenth sitting day of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, after the annual report has been received by the Minister. 225 Secrecy provision (1) A person who is, or has been, a community visitor must not, directly or indirectly, make a record of, disclose or communicate to any person, any information acquired in the performance of functions or duties or the exercise of powers under this Act, unless— (a) it is necessary to do so for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of a function or duty or the exercise of a power under this Act; or (b) the person to whom the information relates gives written consent to the making of the record, disclosure or communication. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person from producing a document to a court in the course of criminal proceedings or in the course of any proceedings under this Act or divulging or communicating to a court, in the course of any
(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year but not later than the following 30 September, the Community Visitors Mental Health Board must submit to the Minister an annual report on the activities of community visitors during the 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June. (2) The Minister must cause the annual report of the Community Visitors Mental Health Board to be laid before the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly before the expiration of the fourteenth sitting day of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, after the annual report has been received by the Minister. 225 Secrecy provision (1) A person who is, or has been, a community visitor must not, directly or indirectly, make a record of, disclose or communicate to any person, any information acquired in the performance of functions or duties or the exercise of powers under this Act, unless— (a) it is necessary to do so for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of a function or duty or the exercise of a power under this Act; or (b) the person to whom the information relates gives written consent to the making of the record, disclosure or communication. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a person from producing a document to a court in the course of criminal proceedings or in the course of any proceedings under this Act or divulging or communicating to a court, in the course of any
14-26a005.docx