46CSecretary must create Child Link entry and allocate Child Link identifier

46C Secretary must create Child Link entry and allocate Child Link identifier

(1) The Secretary must create an entry in the Register for a child referred to in section 46B(1) and allocate a Child Link identifier to the child—

(a) on receipt of a copy of a birth notice for the child under section 45(b); or

A birth notice must be given for every birth in Victoria, whether the child is born alive or dead, except for the delivery of a non-viable foetus—see section 42(1).

(b) if the Secretary has not received a copy of a birth notice for the child, on receiving notice of the earliest of the following—

(i) the child's first contact with a relevant service;

(ii) the allocation to the child of a Victorian student number by the Secretary under Part 5.3A of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006;

(iii) the registration of the child for home schooling by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority;

(iv) the making of a child protection order in respect of the child.

S. 46C(2) def. of first contact amended by No. 37/2019 s. 20(2).

first contact means—

(a) in relation to a Maternal and Child Health service—the first notification received by the relevant service in relation to the child; or

(b) in relation to a supported playgroup—the first notification received by the relevant service in relation to the child; or

(c) in relation to an approved education and care service or an approved children's service—the enrolment of the child in a funded kindergarten provided by the service; or

(d) in relation to a Government school—the enrolment of the child at the school; or

(e) in relation to a non-Government school—the enrolment of the child at the school; or

(f) in relation to a student support service provided by the Department of Education and Training—the first access or engagement by the child of or with the relevant service; or

(g) in relation to a school nurse program—the first notification received by the relevant service in relation to the child; or

(h) in relation to a service prescribed as a relevant service—on the first occurrence of a prescribed event in relation to that service.

S. 46D inserted by No. 11/2018 s. 10.