34Restricted access to register

34 Restricted access to register

34 Restricted access to register

The specialised substitute residential care register must only be made available to the following—

(a) a designated agency providing, or supervising, specialised substitute residential care for a child,

(b) an entity providing specialised substitute residential care for a child, if—

(i) the entity was immediately before 1 September 2022 a registered agency under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012, or

(ii) the entity has completed a self-assessment under Schedule 4, section 6,

(c) the Minister,

(d) a person who is employed by or in the Department,

(e) the Ombudsman,

(f) the Privacy Commissioner,

(g) an Official Community Visitor,

(h) the Commissioner of Police or another police officer holding the rank of inspector or above in the NSW Police Force, but only for the purpose of the investigation of a missing person or a possible criminal offence,

(i) the State Coroner or a Deputy State Coroner, but only in connection with a death or suspected death the Coroner or Deputy Coroner is investigating.

s 34: Ins 2022 (480), Sch 1[7].