54Regulator may obtain information from Victoria Police

54 Regulator may obtain information from Victoria Police

(1) If the Regulator reasonably believes that a WCES worker or carer is engaging, or has engaged, in conduct that may lead to exclusion, the Regulator may request the Chief Commissioner of Police to provide the following information in relation to the worker or carer—

(a) whether Victoria Police is investigating the worker or carer;

(b) the result of the investigation as soon as practicable after its completion.

(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must comply with a request under subsection (1) unless providing the information would be reasonably likely to prejudice—

(a) the investigation of a breach or possible breach of the law or a civil order; or

(b) the enforcement or proper administration of the law or a civil order in a particular instance.

Division 3—Preliminary assessment of conduct that may lead to exclusion