Legislation

When

When there are wellbeing or safety concerns about a child or young person.

When a child or young person or their family is subject to family violence.

When the Oranga Tamariki Act or Family Violence Act don’t apply.

For what purpose

You are required to share under section 66 by Oranga Tamariki or the NZ Police.

You can share information for one of the purposes set out in section 66C. For example:

• preventing or reducing the risk of harm, ill treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation
• making or contributing to a needs or risk assessment. 

You have a duty to consider sharing under section 24 to help ensure a victim is protected from family violence. 

You can share information for one of the purposes set out in section 20. For example:

• to make or contribute to a needs or risk assessment
• to make, or contribute to the making or carrying out of, a decision or plan that is related to, or that arises from or responds to, family violence:

to help ensure that a victim is protected from family violence. 

You can share information about the child or young person if you believe on reasonable grounds that one of the Information Privacy Principle (IPP) 11 exceptions apply.  

For example:

• preventing or lessening a serious threat
• law enforcement
• child or young person authorises the sharing. 

Who

Child Welfare and Protection Agencies and Independent Persons can share information with each other.

Family Violence Agencies and 

Social Sector Practitioners can share information with each other.

The agency or person you are sharing information with should be someone who can use the information to keep the child or young person safe. 

What 

Information about a child or young person that is relevant to one or more of the purposes in section 66C.

Information about a child or young person that is relevant to one or more of the purposes in section 20. 

Accurate, relevant and up to date personal information that is relevant to the IPP 11 exception being relied on. 

How

You are protected unless you share in bad faith.

You do not need consent of the child or young person (or their parents where appropriate) to share information if one of the purposes apply.

You are required to consult with the child or young person before you share where it is practical and safe to do so. 

You are protected unless you share in bad faith. 

You do not need the consent of the child or young person (or their parents where appropriate) to share their information if one of the purposes apply. 

You have a duty to consider sharing information.

You do not need the consent of the child or young person (or their parents where appropriate) to share their information if one of the IPP 11 exceptions apply.