7Obtaining and sharing information

7 Obtaining and sharing information

7 Obtaining and sharing information

(1) The Authority may obtain relevant information from, and disclose relevant information to, the following relevant entities, for an authorised purpose—

(a) the Children’s Guardian,

(b) the Commissioner of Police,

(c) a school or early childhood education centre, or an equivalent entity in another jurisdiction, including outside Australia,

(d) an organisation to which a matter relevant to an assessment of suitability has been referred under section 38.

(2) In this section—

authorised purpose means a purpose for or in connection with the execution or administration of this Act and includes the following purposes—

(a) the verification of the identity of a person who is an applicant for, or the holder of, an accreditation under this Act,

(b) the consideration and determination of a person’s application under this Act,

(c) assessing and determining under Part 4, Division 2 whether to suspend or revoke a person’s accreditation,

(d) assessing and determining under Part 4, Division 4 whether a person is suitable to teach.

clearance history, of a person, means the history of action taken in relation to an application for a clearance by the person or a clearance held by the person under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, including the following—

(a) a risk assessment determination,

(b) an interim bar,

(c) a refusal of an application,

(d) the suspension or cancellation of a clearance.

relevant information means the following information about a person—

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

(b) information about the person disclosed by the person to a relevant entity,

(c) information about the person’s criminal history in this jurisdiction or another jurisdiction,