Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a party to a proceeding in a court or tribunal requires, under applicable rules--
(a) the chief executive to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document in the department's records under this Act in relation to a child; or
(b) a government entity to produce to the court, tribunal or party a document mentioned in paragraph (a) that has been given to the entity under division 2.
(2) The requirement must describe the document to be produced--
(a) by reference to the person or persons to whom it relates; and
(b) by general reference to the circumstances to which it relates; and
(c) by stating the period to which the requirement relates.
(3) For subsection (2)(b), the requirement must show the circumstances to be relevant to the proceeding.
(4) A person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make use of information obtained under the requirement other than for a purpose connected with the proceeding.
Maximum penalty (subject to part 7)--100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(5) Despite any Act to the contrary, if a document in the department's records under this Act about a child is produced in a proceeding in a court, an officer of the court must not make the document available for inspection to any person other than a party to the proceeding or a party's legal representative.
Maximum penalty for subsection (5) (subject to part 7)--50 penalty units or 1 year's imprisonment.