36AAObtaining and sharing information—NDIS Screening Agency

#### 36AA Obtaining and sharing information—NDIS Screening Agency 36AA Obtaining and sharing information—NDIS Screening Agency > > (1) The Children’s Guardian may obtain relevant information from and disclose relevant information to the NDIS Screening Agency for an authorised purpose. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > authorised purpose means any purpose that is for or in connection with the execution or administration of a relevant law and includes (without limitation) the following purposes— > > > > > (a) verification of the identity of a person who is an applicant for or the holder of a clearance under a relevant law, > > > > > (b) consideration and determination of a person’s application under a relevant law, > > > > > (c) assessing and determining whether a person poses a risk to the safety of children or a risk of harm to persons with disability, > > > > > (d) assessing and determining whether a risk assessment of a person is required under a relevant law, > > > > > (e) ongoing monitoring of a person who holds a clearance under a relevant law for the purpose of determining whether the person requires a risk assessment under a relevant law or poses a risk to the safety of children or a risk of harm to persons with disability. > > > > clearance history of a person means the history of action taken under a relevant law in respect of an application for a clearance by the person or a clearance held by the person under the relevant law, including any risk assessment determination, interim bar, refusal of an application and the suspension or cancellation of a clearance. > > > > NDIS Screening Agency means the Screening Agency under the [National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-082) and includes any person exercising functions in the execution or administration of that Act. > > > > relevant information means the following information about a person— > > > > > (a) information relevant to verification of the identity of the person, > > > > > (b) information about the person disclosed in an application under a relevant law, > > > > > (c) information about the person’s criminal history in this or any other jurisdiction, > > > > > (d) information about workplace misconduct by the person in this or any other jurisdiction, being misconduct that concerns children or persons with disability, > > > > > (e) information about any order imposed on the person by a court relating to child protection, apprehended violence or domestic or family violence in this or any other jurisdiction, > > > > > (f) information relevant to determining whether the person requires a risk assessment under a relevant law, > > > > > (g) information about the person’s clearance history, > > > > > (h) other information relevant to determining whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children or a risk of harm to persons with disability. > > > > relevant law means this Act or the [National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-082). > > **s 36AA:** Ins 2018 No 82, Sch 2.1 \[2\].