Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
16VSocial Services Regulator may request another regulator to investigate or provide information and documents
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16V Social Services Regulator may request another regulator to investigate or provide information and documents
S. 16V(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.35(a)).
(1) The Social Services Regulator may request any other regulator of an employee of an entity to investigate a reportable allegation in respect of the employee.
S. 16V(2) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.35(b)(i)(ii)).
(2) The Social Services Regulator, by written notice, may require any other regulator of an employee of an entity to provide to the Social Services Regulator information and documents in relation to—
S. 16V(2)(a) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.35(b)(iii)).
(a) an investigation of a reportable allegation in respect of the employee that is being conducted by that regulator; or
S. 16V(2)(b) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.35(b)(i)).
(b) the employee for the purpose of an investigation of a reportable allegation in respect of the employee that is being conducted by the Social Services Regulator.
(3) A regulator that is given a notice under subsection (2) must comply with the notice.
S. 16W (Heading) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.36).
S. 16W inserted by No. 4/2017 s. 6, amended by No. 58/2025 s. 55(Sch. 1 item 1.37).