Disability Services Act 2006
sec.138ZPGuidelines for dealing with information
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sec.138ZP Guidelines for dealing with information
The chief executive must make guidelines, consistent with this Act, for dealing with information the chief executive obtains under this part. The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure that, in the performance of the chief executive’s screening functions— natural justice is afforded to persons about whom information is obtained; and only relevant information is used to make decisions under this part; and decisions under this part, based on the information, are made consistently. The chief executive must give a copy of the guidelines to a person, free of charge, on request. s 138ZP ins 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.138ZP-ssec.1) The chief executive must make guidelines, consistent with this Act, for dealing with information the chief executive obtains under this part. (sec.138ZP-ssec.2) The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure that, in the performance of the chief executive’s screening functions— natural justice is afforded to persons about whom information is obtained; and only relevant information is used to make decisions under this part; and decisions under this part, based on the information, are made consistently. (sec.138ZP-ssec.3) The chief executive must give a copy of the guidelines to a person, free of charge, on request.
- (a) natural justice is afforded to persons about whom information is obtained; and
- (b) only relevant information is used to make decisions under this part; and
- (c) decisions under this part, based on the information, are made consistently.