Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
16TSocial Services Regulator may obtain information from Victoria Police
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16T Social Services Regulator may obtain information from Victoria Police
S. 16T(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.32).
(1) The Social Services Regulator may request the Chief Commissioner of Police to provide the following information in relation to an employee of an entity who is the subject of a reportable allegation—
(a) whether Victoria Police is investigating the reportable allegation;
(b) the result of the investigation as soon as practicable after its completion.
(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must comply with a request under subsection (1) unless providing the information would be reasonably likely to prejudice—
(a) the investigation of a breach or possible breach of the law; or
(b) the enforcement or proper administration of the law in a particular instance.
S. 16U inserted by No. 4/2017 s. 6.