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!• a family member, friend, lawyer, RCMP with the victim’s consent• community justice outreach workers (s. 26(1)).The Family Abuse Reg (s. 1(1)) also permits a person who provides support through asafe house or shelter to apply for an emergency protection order with the victim’sconsent.The following people may apply for a community intervention order:• any person involved in family abuse (Family Abuse Intervention Act, s. 27)• any family member, friend or elder with the victim’s consent (s. 27)• members of the RCMP or a community justice committee or a lawyer with thevictim’s consent (Family Abuse Reg (s. 1(3))5. Elder Abuse and Neglect in the WorkplaceThere are no statutory protections for a person who reports abuse.6. Confidential InformationProfessionals, non-professional staff and volunteers must normally get consent from anolder adult before disclosing personal or health information.Under the AIPPA, public bodies, which means a government department or agency, maydisclose personal and health information, without consent, for law enforcement purposes(s. 48(e)), to comply with any law (s. 48(p)), or when necessary to protect the mentalor physical health or safety of any individual (s. 48(q)). Disclosure is also permitted (s.48(s) broadly for any purpose when, in the opinion of the head:(i) the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs any invasion of privacy thatcould result from the disclosure, or(ii) disclosure would clearly benefit the individual to whom the information relates.The Federal Act applies to private organizations like private care facilities. It permitsdisclosure where required by a law (s. 7(3)(i)) and under the following circumstancesthat might apply to elder abuse:Disclosure is made to a person who needs the information because of an emergencythat threatens the life, health or security of an individual and, if the individual whomthe information is about is alive, the organization informs that individual in writingwithout delay of the disclosure (s. 7(3)(e)).! "#!
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