46YSecretary may create entries in the Register

46Y Secretary may create entries in the Register

(1) The Secretary may create an entry in the Register for, and allocate a Child Link identifier to, each child who is under 18 years of age on the commencement date and who—

(a) was born in Victoria; or

(b) accessed, enrolled in, registered with or otherwise engaged with a relevant service, as applicable, before the commencement date; or

(c) was registered for home schooling before the commencement date under section 4.3.9 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or

(d) was the subject of a child protection order before the commencement date.

(2) The Secretary may collect and use information provided by the entities set out in section 46I for the purposes of creating the entries in the Register referred to in subsection (1) and verifying the accuracy of those entries.

commencement date means the day on which this Part comes into operation.

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