Ustawa z dnia 17 listopada 1964 r. - Kodeks postępowania cywilnego, Dz.U. 1964 nr 43 poz. 296 (Polish Civil Code), with amendment of 2.7.2004
Targeted professionals: General scope (Art. 572.1), focus on specific professional groups (Art. 572.2)
Professional Secrecy Provisions
Conditions for disclosing information
According to Art. 572.1, whoever is aware of some event that justifies the initiation of ex officio prosecution is obliged to inform the guardianship court about it. In the light of art. 572.2, the above duty lies first of all on register offices, courts, prosecutors, notaries, bailiffs, local government bodies and government administration, police, educational institutions, social workers and organisations and institutions dealing with care of children or mentally ill people.
Right or duty to report
Duty to report
Existence of disciplinary sanctions in case of non-reporting
No
Source
Internet System of Legal Acts, Sejm (isap.sejm.gov.pl); Legal act: http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU19640430296; Amendment of 2004: Ustawa z dnia 2 lipca 2004 r. o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks postępowania cywilnego oraz niektórych innych ustaw Dz.U. 2004 nr 172 poz. 1804: http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20041721804; "Duties to report offence resulting from law provisions" available at the web page of the Voivodeship Headquarters of the Police in Białystok: http://podlaska.policja.gov.pl/programy/siec_pomocy/doc/5.pdf
Additional information
Date of entering into force
01/01/1965