Summary of information sharing guidelines and how they apply to you Action Is this authorised by the Is my identity protected by Am I protected from negative Children, Youth and the Children Youth and legal and professional Families Act 2005? Families Act 2005?* consequences by the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005? Making a referral to FIRST Yes Yes Yes Making a report to child protection Yes Yes Yes Sharing information when you are Yes No Yes consulted by Child FIRST or child but it will be held in confidence protection upon request Sharing information with other community No No No services when they are providing services to a family Sharing information with child protection Yes Yes Yes during an investigation Sharing information with child protection Yes No Yes after an investigation but it will be held in confidence upon request Sharing information with child protection Yes No Yes on request when a child is subject to a but it will be held in confidence children’s court protection order upon request Making a mandatory report to Community service workers are not legally mandated to report, although they have a protection professional duty to do so. * You are encouraged to your identity to be disclosed, even where it is protected by law (i.e. when making a referral or report, or assisting an investigation). Your identity will be treated in confidence, if that is your wish, except where disclosure is required by law (for example, if directed by a court).
Summary of information sharing guidelines and how they apply to you Action Is this authorised by the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005? Is my identity protected by the Children Youth and Families Act 2005?* Am I protected from negative legal and professional consequences by the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005? Making a referral to FIRST Yes Yes Yes Making a report to child protection Yes Yes Yes Sharing information when you are consulted by Child FIRST or child protection Yes No but it will be held in confidence upon request Yes Sharing information with other community services when they are providing services to a family No No No Sharing information with child protection during an investigation Yes Yes Yes Sharing information with child protection after an investigation Yes No but it will be held in confidence upon request Yes Sharing information with child protection on request when a child is subject to a children’s court protection order Yes No but it will be held in confidence upon request Yes Making a mandatory report to protection Community service workers are not legally mandated to report, although they have a professional duty to do so. * You are encouraged to your identity to be disclosed, even where it is protected by law (i.e. when making a referral or report, or assisting an investigation). Your identity will be treated in confidence, if that is your wish, except where disclosure is required by law (for example, if directed by a court).
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