Disability Services Act 2006
sec.138QState entity must comply with request for disciplinary information
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.138Q
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Disability Services Act 2006.
sec.138Q State entity must comply with request for disciplinary information
This section applies if a State entity is given a request about a relevant person under section 138P . The State entity must give the requested disciplinary information about the relevant person to the chief executive if the State entity reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions. Disciplinary information given under subsection (2) must include the following information— the disciplinary action taken; when the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action happened; the nature of the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action; other information about the disciplinary action the State entity reasonably believes may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions. Disciplinary information given under subsection (2) must not include information that identifies, or is likely to identify, a particular child. s 138Q ins 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.138Q-ssec.1) This section applies if a State entity is given a request about a relevant person under section 138P . (sec.138Q-ssec.2) The State entity must give the requested disciplinary information about the relevant person to the chief executive if the State entity reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions. (sec.138Q-ssec.3) Disciplinary information given under subsection (2) must include the following information— the disciplinary action taken; when the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action happened; the nature of the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action; other information about the disciplinary action the State entity reasonably believes may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions. (sec.138Q-ssec.4) Disciplinary information given under subsection (2) must not include information that identifies, or is likely to identify, a particular child.
- (a) the disciplinary action taken;
- (b) when the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action happened;
- (c) the nature of the conduct that constituted a ground for the disciplinary action;
- (d) other information about the disciplinary action the State entity reasonably believes may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions.