Children and Young People Act 2008
514FOffence—ongoing duty to update information
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514F Offence—ongoing duty to update information (1) This section applies to a person if— (i) the director-general is deciding whether the person is an appropriate person to care for children or young people; or (ii) the person is an approved carer; and (b) the person has given the director-general information about a matter mentioned in section 514C (a) about the person. (2) The person commits an offence if— (a) the person’s information under section 65 (1), definition of suitability information, paragraph (a), (b) or (c) changes; and (b) the person does not tell the director-general about the change as soon as practicable, but not later than 7 days after the change
(3) The person commits an offence if— (a) either of the following occurs: (i) a court convicts the person, or finds the person guilty, of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty; a conviction, or finding of guilt, against the person under the Criminal Code, ch 3 (Theft, fraud, bribery and related offences) (ii) a tribunal, or an authority or person with the power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions, makes a finding against the person about the person’s honesty or integrity; and (b) the person does not tell the director-general about the finding as soon as practicable, but not later than 7 days after the finding is made.