sec.138RRequest for other information about relevant person from prescribed entities

sec.138R Request for other information about relevant person from prescribed entities

This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a prescribed entity has information, other than disciplinary information, that is relevant to whether a relevant person poses a risk of harm to people with disability. The chief executive may, by notice, ask the prescribed entity for information about the relevant person. The prescribed entity may give the information about the relevant person to the chief executive if the entity reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions. This section applies subject to the Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 6 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 1 . In this section— prescribed entity means— the chief executive (child safety); or the chief executive of the department in which the Community Services Act 2007 is administered; or the chief executive of the disability services department; or another entity that— is prescribed by regulation for this section; and has entered into an arrangement with the chief executive to give the chief executive information under this section. s 138R ins 2020 No. 39 s 11 amd 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 50 s 20 (sec.138R-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a prescribed entity has information, other than disciplinary information, that is relevant to whether a relevant person poses a risk of harm to people with disability. (sec.138R-ssec.2) The chief executive may, by notice, ask the prescribed entity for information about the relevant person. (sec.138R-ssec.3) The prescribed entity may give the information about the relevant person to the chief executive if the entity reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s screening functions. (sec.138R-ssec.4) This section applies subject to the Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 6 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 1 . (sec.138R-ssec.5) In this section— prescribed entity means— the chief executive (child safety); or the chief executive of the department in which the Community Services Act 2007 is administered; or the chief executive of the disability services department; or another entity that— is prescribed by regulation for this section; and has entered into an arrangement with the chief executive to give the chief executive information under this section.

• (a) the chief executive (child safety); or
• (b) the chief executive of the department in which the Community Services Act 2007 is administered; or
• (c) the chief executive of the disability services department; or
• (d) another entity that— (i) is prescribed by regulation for this section; and (ii) has entered into an arrangement with the chief executive to give the chief executive information under this section.