Western Australian Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1994 - SECT 16

16 .         Exchange of information

        (1)         In this section —

        contractor has the meaning given to that term in section 3 of the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 ;

        public authority means —

            (a)         a department of the Public Service; or

            (b)         a State agency or instrumentality; or

            (c)         a court or tribunal to the extent that it is an agency for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 ; or

            (d)         a body, whether corporate or unincorporate, or the holder of an office, post or position, established or continued for a public purpose under a written law;

        relevant information means information that, in the opinion of the chief executive officer, is, or is likely to be, relevant to the administration of this Act;

        research means research to promote the development of juvenile justice services and includes research for the purposes of the project known as “Developmental Pathways Project” conducted by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

        (2)         The chief executive officer may request a public authority or contractor that holds relevant information to disclose the information to the chief executive officer.

        (3)         A request under subsection (2) —

            (a)         may relate to particular information or information of a particular kind; and

            (b)         may relate to information that may be held from time to time.

        (4)         A public authority or contractor may disclose information in compliance with a request under subsection (2).

        (5)         The chief executive officer may disclose information regarding —

            (a)         young persons who have committed offences; or

            (b)         detainees or persons who have been detainees,

                to a public authority or other body for use in research.

        (6)         A public authority, contractor or other body may disclose information regarding —

            (a)         young persons who have committed offences; or

            (b)         detainees or persons who have been detainees,

                to the chief executive officer for use in research.

        (7)         The chief executive officer must establish procedures for the disclosure of information under subsection (5).

        (8)         The regulations may include provisions about —

            (a)         the receipt and storage of information disclosed under this section; and

            (b)         the restriction of access to such information.

        [Section 16 inserted by No. 65 of 2006 s. 77; amended by No. 26 of 2011 s. 8.]