Information Sharing Powers for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner can share information with other information sharing entities; the commissioner must be satisfied the information is relevant to that entity's functions.
The commissioner can share personal information without consent if it is necessary for effective advocacy or a coordinated approach for a child or young person.
Information sharing entities must follow secrecy requirements when using information disclosed by the commissioner.
The ACAT can only hear discrimination, retirement village, occupancy dispute, or conversion practice complaints if it grants leave to do so.
Board members, staff, and assisting lawyers commit an offence if they disclose or use protected information; they face up to one year in prison or a fine of 50 penalty units.
The Supreme Court can declare a person a vexatious litigant if they frequently start vexatious proceedings.

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