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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-051), 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, > > > > > (d) information about disciplinary proceedings against the person in this jurisdiction or another jurisdiction, > > > > > (e) information about the person’s clearance history, > > > > > (f) information about whether the person continues to comply with accreditation requirements and teaching standards under the professional teaching standards, > > > > > (g) other information relevant to assessing the person’s suitability to teach, including a relevant complaint. > > **s 7:** Am 2006 No 2, Sch 4.30 \[1\]; 2013 No 89, Sch 4 \[11\] \[12\]; 2014 No 68, Sch 1 \[8\]–\[10\]; 2016 No 50, Sch 3 \[8\] \[9\]. Subst 2021 No 41, Sch 1\[8\].