Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
46DParticulars to be included in the Register
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46D Particulars to be included in the Register
(1) The Secretary may include the following particulars in the Register in relation to a child to whom a Child Link identifier is allocated—
(a) the Child Link identifier;
(b) the child's full name and any other names by which the child is or has been known;
(c) the child's date of birth;
(d) the child's place of birth;
(e) the child's sex or, if it has not been disclosed, a record to that effect;
(f) the full names of each person who at any time has or has had parental responsibility for, or day-to-day care of, the child, and any other names by which each of those persons is or has been known;
(g) the relationship to the child of each person with parental responsibility for, or day-to-day care of, the child;
(h) in relation to each sibling of the child—
(i) the full name and any other names by which the sibling is or has been known; and
(ii) the sibling's Child Link identifier;
(i) whether the child is Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, or both;
(j) if a child protection order has been made in respect of the child or any of the child's siblings (whether currently in force or otherwise)—
(i) the date on which the order was made; and
(ii) whether the order is currently in force; and
(iii) whether the order has or had the effect of placing the child in out of home care within the meaning of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; and
(iv) whether the order confers or conferred parental responsibility on a person other than the child's parent to the exclusion of all others;
(k) whether the child is a participant in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, established by the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;
(l) if the child dies before the age of 18 years, the date and cause of death;
(m) the specified information in relation to each of the following services that the child has accessed, enrolled in, registered for, been referred to or otherwise engaged with, as applicable—
(i) Maternal and Child Health services;
(ii) supported playgroups;
(iii) funded kindergartens;
(iv) registered schools or home schooling;
(v) school nurse programs;
(vi) student support services provided by the Department of Education and Training;
(vii) any other prescribed service or program.
(2) The Secretary may, at any time, amend an entry relating to a child in the Register, or delete or create an entry about a child in the Register, to bring the Register into conformity with the most accurate information referred to in subsection (1) available to the Secretary under section 46G.