197Person may disclose information to Regulator

197 Person may disclose information to Regulator

(1) A person may disclose to the Regulator information that relates to—

S. 197(1)(a) substituted by No. 58/2025 s. 139(1).

(a) compliance with the requirements of and under this Act, the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and the Worker Screening Act 2020; or

(b) the conduct of a WCES worker or carer that could form the basis for the exclusion of the worker or carer under section 79(1)(a).

(2) In relation to information disclosed under subsection (1), the Regulator may—

S. 197(2)(a) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 139(2).

(a) use the information to commence or continue compliance monitoring or enforcement action under this Act, the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 or the Worker Screening Act 2020; or

(b) consider and use the information for the purposes of the worker and carer exclusion scheme; or

(c) disclose the information (in accordance with this Part) to another person or body if the Regulator considers that the compliance or conduct is more appropriately dealt with by that person or body; or

(d) take no further action in relation to the information if the Regulator considers it appropriate.

(3) The Regulator may—

(a) disclose to a person who disclosed information under subsection (1) any action taken under subsection (2) in relation to that information; or

(b) not disclose any action referred to in paragraph (a) if the Regulator considers that it would be inappropriate to do so.