26AProvision of information on register and other information

26A Provision of information on register and other information

[Section 26A Inserted by No. 33 of 2020, s. 10, Applied:17 Nov 2020]

(1)  The Board may make available to a relevant authority that is prescribed, or that is a member of a class of relevant authorities that is prescribed, any or all of the following:

(a) information consisting of any or all of the particulars referred to in section 25(2) in relation to a person who is or was a registered teacher or who is or was the holder of a limited authority;

(b) any other information in relation to a person who is or was a registered teacher or who is or was the holder of a limited authority –

for educational purposes or research purposes, or any other purposes that are prescribed.

(2)  Information referred to in subsection (1) may only be made available by the Board under that subsection to a relevant authority, including a member of a class of relevant authorities that is prescribed, if the Board is satisfied that the relevant authority has procedures or processes in place that are sufficient to ensure that the information is protected from misuse, theft, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

(3)  Information referred to in subsection (1) may be made available by the Board under that subsection –

(a) either on a case-by-case basis or on an ongoing basis; and

(b) by electronic transmission, by the provision of electronic access to the database on which the register is kept, or otherwise.

(4)  In subsection (1)  –

relevant authority means –

(a) a corresponding registration authority; and

(b) a department, or unit of administration, of the State, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth; and

(c) a person or body acting on behalf of the State, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth; and