sec.138ZHGiving information to NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit

sec.138ZH Giving information to NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit

This section applies if— the chief executive is aware a person holds— an interstate NDIS clearance issued by an NDIS worker screening unit under a corresponding law; or an interstate working with children authority issued by a working with children screening unit under a corresponding WWC law; or an NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit has asked the chief executive for information about a person in relation to deciding an application made by the person under a corresponding law or corresponding WWC law. If the police commissioner gives the chief executive information about the person under subdivision 2 , the chief executive may give the information to the NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit. The chief executive may also give the NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit other information about the person if the chief executive reasonably believes the information is relevant to the functions of the screening unit under the corresponding law or corresponding WWC law. However, the chief executive must not give the NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit— a section 93A transcript, or information contained in a section 93A transcript; or a transcript of a recorded statement or information contained in a transcript of a recorded statement. In this section— corresponding WWC law means a law of another State that substantially corresponds to the Working with Children Check Act 2000 . interstate working with children authority means an authority, however called, issued under a corresponding WWC law that corresponds to a working with children authority under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 . working with children screening unit means the entity responsible, under a corresponding WWC law, for issuing interstate working with children authorities. s 138ZH ins 2020 No. 39 s 11 amd 2022 No. 12 s 28 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 s ch 4 pt 2 (sec.138ZH-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive is aware a person holds— an interstate NDIS clearance issued by an NDIS worker screening unit under a corresponding law; or an interstate working with children authority issued by a working with children screening unit under a corresponding WWC law; or an NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit has asked the chief executive for information about a person in relation to deciding an application made by the person under a corresponding law or corresponding WWC law. (sec.138ZH-ssec.2) If the police commissioner gives the chief executive information about the person under subdivision 2 , the chief executive may give the information to the NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit. (sec.138ZH-ssec.3) The chief executive may also give the NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit other information about the person if the chief executive reasonably believes the information is relevant to the functions of the screening unit under the corresponding law or corresponding WWC law. (sec.138ZH-ssec.4) However, the chief executive must not give the NDIS worker screening unit or working with children screening unit— a section 93A transcript, or information contained in a section 93A transcript; or a transcript of a recorded statement or information contained in a transcript of a recorded statement. (sec.138ZH-ssec.5) In this section— corresponding WWC law means a law of another State that substantially corresponds to the Working with Children Check Act 2000 . interstate working with children authority means an authority, however called, issued under a corresponding WWC law that corresponds to a working with children authority under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 . working with children screening unit means the entity responsible, under a corresponding WWC law, for issuing interstate working with children authorities.