Section 27 - National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018 - Relevant information

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27 Relevant information

(1) In this Part, relevant information means the following information about a person—

(a) information relevant to verification of the identity of the person,

(b) information about the person disclosed in an application for a clearance or other authority under a relevant law,

(c) information relating to the person’s criminal history in this or any other jurisdiction,

(d) information about workplace misconduct by the person in this or any other jurisdiction, being misconduct that concerns persons to whom a relevant risk of harm relates,

(e) information about any order imposed on the person by a court relating to child protection, apprehended violence or domestic or family violence in this or any other jurisdiction,

(f) information relevant to determining whether the person requires a risk assessment under a relevant law,

(g) information about the person’s clearance history,

(h) information about any current or past engagement of the person by an NDIS employer in this or any other jurisdiction,

(i) other information relevant to determining whether the person poses a relevant risk of harm.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a person’s clearance history is the history of action taken under a relevant law in respect of an application for a clearance by the person or a clearance held by the person under the relevant law, including any risk assessment determination, interim bar, refusal of an application and the suspension or cancellation of a clearance.