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(a) protected information about the child or young person that the care entity possesses because of the placement;

Example

records made by the care entity about the child or young person because of the placement

Note 1  Protected information—see s 844.

Note 2  An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

(b) personal items of the child or young person that the care entity possesses because of the placement.

Note  Personal items, for a child, young person or young adult—see the dictionary.

7F  Section 528 heading

substitute

528  Information and items must be kept after placement ends

7G  Section 528 (1) to (3)

omit

personal information or records

substitute

protected information or personal items

7H  Section 528 (4) and (5)

substitute

(4) If protected information is given to the director general under subsection (3), the protected information is a record of an agency under the Territory Records Act 2002, section 9 (Meaning of record of an agency etc).

(5) This section is subject to division 15.5.4 (Entitlement to personal items and access to personal information).

Note  Div 15.5.4 applies to young people who have left out of home care.

7I  Section 529

substitute

529  Child or young person may have access to information and items

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a care entity for a child or young person for a placement keeps protected information or personal items under section 527; and

(b) the care entity has not given the protected information or personal items to the director general under section 528.

(2) The director general may, if satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is in the child’s or young person’s best interests, direct the care entity to give the child or young person—

(a) the protected information or personal items; or

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