10Information to be recorded on register—the Act, s 85(2)(a)

10 Information to be recorded on register—the Act, s 85(2)(a)

10 Information to be recorded on register—the Act, s 85(2)(a)

(1) A residential care provider that proposes to conduct a referee check of an applicant must, before conducting the check, record the following information about the applicant on the residential care workers register—

(a) the applicant’s full name, any former name and any known aliases,

(b) the applicant’s date of birth,

(c) if the applicant holds a working with children check clearance—

(i) the working with children number for the clearance, and

(ii) the date on which the clearance ceases to have effect,

(d) if the applicant has a current application for a working with children check clearance that has not been finally determined, withdrawn or terminated—the application number,

(e) for a check under section 9(1)(b) or (d)—

(i) the date the check was completed, and

(ii) the outcome of the check,

(f) whether the applicant was referred to the provider by a labour hire agency.

(2) As soon as practicable after making a decision about whether or not to engage an applicant as a residential care worker, the residential care provider must record the following information on the residential care workers register—

(a) the decision,

(b) if the decision is to not offer the applicant the position—the date the decision was made.

(3) A residential care provider must, as soon as practicable after engaging an applicant as a residential care worker, record on the residential care workers register the date the applicant commences work as a residential care worker.

(4) A residential care provider may, with a person’s consent, record the following information on the residential care workers register—

(a) the person’s gender,

(b) whether the person identifies as an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person.

Am 2022 (379), Sch 1[3]; 2022 (480), Sch 1[2]–[5].