111CNational database

111C National database

[Section 111C Inserted by No. 22 of 2021, s. 5, Applied:12 Nov 2021]

(1)  In this section –

national database means the database endorsed by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (2) ;

participating jurisdiction means a State or a Territory if that jurisdiction has –

(a) provided information to be stored in the national database; or

(b) accessed information that is stored in the national database;

relevant person, in relation to a child, means a person who is, has been or is likely to be –

(a) a parent, or guardian, of the child; or

(b) a sibling of the child; or

(c) a carer of the child; or

(d) a person who has lived in the same household as the child; or

(e) a relative of the child, whether or not that relative is a biological relative; or

(f) a member of the family of the child; or

(g) a significant person in respect of the child; or

(h) a person who has been alleged, assessed or convicted of causing harm to the child; or

(i) a prescribed person, or a member of a class of prescribed persons, in respect of the child.

(2)  Subject to subsection (3) , the Secretary may endorse a database to facilitate the information, specified in subsection (4) , to be shared, for the purposes of this Act, between each participating jurisdiction.

(3)  The Secretary may only endorse a database under subsection (2) if the Secretary is satisfied on reasonable grounds that, as far as is practicable, the information recorded and stored in the national database is only accessed for one or more of the following purposes: