Guidance for sharing information
Guidance on how to share information across the child welfare and protection sector is available to download in English and te reo Māori.
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Guidance for Information Sharing - Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 - te reo Māori
How to share information across the child welfare and protection sector - in te reo Māori.
Pdf, 1.1 MB
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Guidance for Information Sharing - Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
How to share information across the child welfare and protection sector.
Pdf, 1.1 MB
Additional guidance
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How the guidance documents work together
Guidance on how the Oranga Tamariki and Family Violence guidance documents work together.
Pdf, 82 KB
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Section 66D
Information sheet on Section 66D. Section 66D is the provision of the Oranga Tamariki Act that covers the requirement for a child welfare and protection agency to publicly notify when they are combining datasets from two separate sources.
Pdf, 107 KB
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Guidance for Health Professionals – Ministry of Health website , opens in a new window
The Ministry of Health has released a guidance document about information sharing for health professionals
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Info sharing guidance – Ministry of Education website , opens in a new window
The Ministry of Education has a series of decision making tools to help you on its website
Guidance helpline
If you have any questions about the guidance or how it relates to your practice, you can contact our Helpline:
- Email: infosharinghelpline@ot.govt.nz
Call: 0508 463 674
The Information Sharing Helpline provides general support and guidance about the operation of the information sharing laws in the Oranga Tamariki Act and the Family Violence Act. You can also request a copy of the results of an independent survey that was recently conducted about the information sharing provisions.
The Helpline will aim to respond to your query within one working day but some queries may take longer to resolve.
Users should not disclose confidential or personal information about any individual or about the scenario that your question relates to.
Published: May 24, 2021
