一家新南威尔士州法院以伤害儿童福利及持续调查风险为由, 裁定不释放儿童的面谈记录。 An NSW court ruled against releasing a child’s interview transcript, citing harm to her welfare and ongoing investigation risks.

2024年12月,Illawarra虐待儿童问题小组采访了Wollongong的一名11岁少年,促使她的父亲要求通过新闻自由查阅面谈记录和警察文件。 An 11-year-old in Wollongong was interviewed by the Illawarra Child Abuse Squad in December 2024, prompting her father to request access to the interview transcript and police documents via freedom of information. 新南威尔士州信息专员Linda Kirk博士驳回了他的请求,并在上诉中维持了他的请求。 他裁定,公布含有未成年人私人细节的敏感材料将损害儿童的福利,危及正在进行的调查,并暴露第三方信息。 His request was denied and upheld on appeal by NSW Information Commissioner Dr. Linda Kirk, who ruled that releasing the sensitive material—containing private details about a minor—would harm the child’s welfare, risk ongoing investigations, and expose third-party information. 尽管父亲声称孩子受到创伤,需要文件治疗,但法庭的结论是,披露情况不符合儿童的最佳利益。 Though the father claimed the child was traumatized and needed the documents for medical care, the tribunal concluded disclosure was not in the child’s best interests. 最后决定于2026年3月9日发出。 The final decision was issued on March 9, 2026.