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๐Ÿ“˜ Young Offenders Legislation Amendment (Research Information) Act 2011

026 of 2011Assented 11 July 2011

This Act amends the Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 and the Young Offenders Act 1994 to allow the disclosure of information about young offenders to the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research for the Developmental Pathways Project.

Impact

The Act affects young offenders and the confidentiality of their court records. It allows researchers at the Telethon Institute to access otherwise confidential information for research purposes, with safeguards for data handling and protections against liability for good faith disclosures.

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