245CAProvision of information by any person

#### 245CA Provision of information by any person 245CA Provision of information by any person > > (1) This section applies to the following persons— > > > > > (a) an authorised carer or a carer applicant, > > > > > (b) a guardian or a prospective guardian, > > > > > (c) a person who resides on the same property as a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). > > > (2) Any person (the provider of information) may provide information to a designated agency about another person if the provider of information— > > > > > (a) has been notified by the designated agency, the Children’s Guardian or the Secretary that the other person is a person to whom this section applies, or > > > > > (b) otherwise reasonably believes the other person to be a person to whom this section applies. > > > (3) A designated agency may use any such information to determine whether a person is suitable to be, or to continue to be, an authorised carer or guardian. > > > (4) Information may be provided under this section regardless of whether the provider has been requested to provide the information. > > > (5) For the purposes of this section— > > > > reside on a property has the same meaning as in the [Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-051). > > **s 245CA:** Ins 2015 No 29, Sch 3 \[21\].