140Regulator may notify Department of Families, Fairness and Housing of certain matters relating to disability-related work

140 Regulator may notify Department of Families, Fairness and Housing of certain matters relating to disability-related work

S. 140(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.188).

(1) The Regulator may disclose to the Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing any information held by the Regulator about a person who holds a clearance or who has made an application for a screening check if that information is relevant to assessing the person's suitability to work with persons with a disability within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), information about a person who holds a clearance or who has applied for a screening check includes—

(a) that the person has made an application for a screening check, and whether that application has been withdrawn or reinstated; and

(b) the person being given an exclusion, an interim exclusion or a clearance; and

(c) the person's clearance being suspended or revoked; and

(d) the person surrendering the person's clearance.

S. 141 (Heading) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.189).

141 Regulator may notify entities with functions under Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 of matters relating to screening checks and clearances

S. 141(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.190).

(1) The Regulator may disclose to a relevant entity any information held by the Regulator about a person who holds a clearance or who has made an application for a screening check if that information is relevant to the performance of the entity's functions or exercise of the entity's powers under the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018.

S. 141(1A) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 267, amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.191(a)).

(1A) The Regulator may make a disclosure under subsection (1)—

(a) on request made by a relevant entity; or

S. 141(1A)(b) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.191(b)).

(b) on the Regulator's own initiative.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), information about a person who holds a clearance or who has applied for a screening check includes—

(a) that the person has made an application for a screening check, and whether that application has been withdrawn or reinstated; and

(b) the person being given an exclusion, an interim exclusion or a clearance; and

(c) the person's clearance being suspended or revoked; and

(d) the person surrendering the person's clearance.