12Recording reportable allegations on residential care workers register—the Act, s 85(2)(a)

12 Recording reportable allegations on residential care workers register—the Act, s 85(2)(a)

12 Recording reportable allegations on residential care workers register—the Act, s 85(2)(a)

(1) This section applies to a residential care worker engaged by a residential care provider.

(2) The residential care provider must make a recording on the residential care workers register within 7 business days after becoming aware of a reportable allegation having been made about the residential care worker.

(3) The recording must specify—

(a) that the allegation was made, and

(b) the date the provider became aware of the allegation.

(4) The residential care provider must make a recording on the residential care workers register within 14 business days after—

(a) completing an investigation into a reportable allegation about the residential care worker, or

(b) becoming aware of the completion of an investigation into a reportable allegation about the residential care worker.

(5) The recording must specify—

(a) the outcome of the investigation, and

(b) the date the investigation was completed.

s 12: Subst 2022 (480), Sch 1[6].