Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018
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128 Expert assistance
(1) For the purpose of conducting an investigation or performing any other function under this Act, the Commission may obtain a report from a person (including a registered disability worker) who, in the opinion of the Commission, is sufficiently qualified or experienced to give expert advice on the subject matter of the complaint or notification.
(2) The Commission must provide the person from whom the report is sought with all relevant information about the complaint or notification being investigated that is in the Commission's possession.
(3) A report referred to in subsection (1)—
(a) may be used by the Commission for the purpose of dealing with a complaint or notification made under this Act; and
(b) may be used by the Board for the purpose of dealing with a complaint or notification under this Act if the disability worker who is the subject of the report subsequently is registered under this Act.