Disability Services Act 2006
sec.108Reassessment of risk of harm posed by holder of clearance
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sec.108 Reassessment of risk of harm posed by holder of clearance
The chief executive may conduct a risk assessment of a person who holds a clearance if the chief executive becomes aware of information about the person that— was not known to the chief executive when the decision to issue the clearance was made; and in the chief executive’s opinion, is relevant to whether the person poses a risk of harm to people with disability. The chief executive must conduct a risk assessment of a person, under subsection (1) or otherwise, before the chief executive makes a decision under this division about whether the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability. s 108 amd 2009 No. 24 s 53 ; 2010 No. 5 s 132 sub 2010 No. 5 s 133; 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.108-ssec.1) The chief executive may conduct a risk assessment of a person who holds a clearance if the chief executive becomes aware of information about the person that— was not known to the chief executive when the decision to issue the clearance was made; and in the chief executive’s opinion, is relevant to whether the person poses a risk of harm to people with disability. (sec.108-ssec.2) The chief executive must conduct a risk assessment of a person, under subsection (1) or otherwise, before the chief executive makes a decision under this division about whether the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability.
- (a) was not known to the chief executive when the decision to issue the clearance was made; and
- (b) in the chief executive’s opinion, is relevant to whether the person poses a risk of harm to people with disability.