Section 207ZL — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Disclosure of information to interstate officer
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207ZL Disclosure of information to interstate officer (1) This section applies to information that has come to the notice of the chief executive, or to an officer or employee of the Department, in the performance of duties or exercise of powers under this Act. (2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the chief executive may disclose to an interstate officer information to which this section applies if the chief executive considers the disclosure necessary or desirable to enable the interstate officer to perform duties or exercise powers under a child welfare law or an interstate law. Part 3A, comprising sections 207A to 207ZO, was inserted, as from 1 November 1999, by section 3 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders and Proceedings) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 116).
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