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CHILD
CARE
AND PROTECTION
(2) The Children's Advocate shall submit to Parliament an annual
report relating generally to the execution of his functions and may at any time
submit a report relating to any particular case or cases investigated by him
which, in his opinion, require the special attention of Parliament.
(3)
Reports under this paragraph shall be submitted to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate who
shall, as soon as possible, have them laid on the Table of the respective
Houses.
(4)
The Children's Advocate may, in the public interest, from time to
time publish in such manner as he thinks fit, reports relating to such matters
as are mentioned in sub-paragraph
(2)
and any case which is the subject of
a
special report under paragraph 16(8) and (12), provided that no such report
shall be published until after it has been laid pursuant to sub-paragraph
(3).
(5)
The Children's Advocate shall not, in any report furnished under
this paragraph, disclose or act upon any communication between-
(a) a medical practitioner and his patient in their professional
relationship;
(b)
a minister of religion and any person consulting him in his
capacity as such; or
(c)
between an Attorney-at-law and his client in their professional
relationship,
where such communication came to the Children's Advocate's knowledge
during the course of an investigation under this Act.
Register.
22.-41) Where the Children's Advocate decides to investigate a
complaint he shall cause to be recorded in a register kept for the purpose-
(a)
the subject-matter of the complaint and the date thereof; and
(b)
on the conclusion of the investigation, the Children's Advocate's
decision respecting the complaint.
(2)
No entry in the Register shall disclose the name of, or any other
personal data relating to, the complainant and any person may, on the
payment of such fees as may be prescribed, inspect, during the hours and on
the days of business of the Children's Advocate, any register kept pursuant to
this paragraph.
Offences.
23. Every person who-
(a)
wilfully-
(i) makes any false statement to or misleads or attempts to
mislead the Children's Advocate or any other person in
the exercise of his functions under this Schedule; or
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