TY  - BOOK
ED  - Ministry of Justice | Tahū o te Ture
TI  - Sharing information safely : : guidance on sharing personal information under the Family Violence Act 2018 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - Ministry of Justice, 
KW  - Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
KW  - Ministry of Justice | Tahū o te Ture
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2018
KW  - GUIDELINES
KW  - INFORMATION SHARING
KW  - INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 | Children’s and Young People’s Well-being Act 1989
KW  - PRIVACY
KW  - SAFETY
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N2  - From 1 July 2019, family violence agencies and social services practitioners can share information to better respond to family violence.

Safe information sharing can help protect people from harm and ensure better, more consistent responses to family violence. The Family Violence Act 2018 introduced information sharing laws to allow the family violence sector to collect, use and disclose personal information for specified purposes. The new laws require those in the family violence sector to consider sharing information if it may help protect a victim from family violence, or if they receive a request for information.

Operational guidance has been developed to support the family violence sector to use the new law. The guidance was developed in consultation with the sector and sets out the steps that should be taken when sharing information under the new law. 

If you have questions about the guidance, you can contact the helpline on 0508 INFOSH (463 674). This helpline is to assist agencies and practitioners in using the guidance and applying the new laws. Confidential information and reports of concern should not be disclosed to this helpline. (From the website).

Other resources for organisations and practitioners and background information is available from the website, including the fact sheet: "Information sharing under the Family Violence Act 2018 and Oranga Tamariki Act 1989" which explains how the Family Violence Act and Oranga Tamariki Act guidance documents work together (see direct link). 

See also the Oranga Tamariki information sharing guidance document (#6321). 

Further explanation is found in the NZFVC news item. Record #6320
UR  - https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Sharing-Information-Safely.pdf
UR  - https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/OT-FVA-key-messages-factsheet-post-1-July2.pdf
UR  - https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/key-initiatives/reducing-family-and-sexual-violence/a-new-family-violence-act/information-sharing-guidance/
UR  - https://nzfvc.org.nz/news/new-information-sharing-guidance-1-july-2019
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