Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.186Meaning of disclosable matter
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sec.186 Meaning of disclosable matter
A disclosable matter , in relation to a person, is a matter that relates to any of the following— a domestic violence order made, or a police protection direction or police protection notice issued, against the person under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 ; an adverse interstate WWC decision against the person; an allegation of harm caused by the person substantiated by the chief executive (child safety) or the chief executive of the department of another State administering a child welfare law of the State; a type of disciplinary action taken against the person that is prescribed by regulation; another matter relevant to whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children prescribed by regulation. In this section— child welfare law see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 . s 186 prev s 186 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 ss 55 , 56 om 2024 No. 50 s 41 pres s 186 ins 2024 No. 50 s 42 amd 2025 No. 18 s 83 sch 1 (sec.186-ssec.1) A disclosable matter , in relation to a person, is a matter that relates to any of the following— a domestic violence order made, or a police protection direction or police protection notice issued, against the person under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 ; an adverse interstate WWC decision against the person; an allegation of harm caused by the person substantiated by the chief executive (child safety) or the chief executive of the department of another State administering a child welfare law of the State; a type of disciplinary action taken against the person that is prescribed by regulation; another matter relevant to whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children prescribed by regulation. (sec.186-ssec.2) In this section— child welfare law see the Child Protection Act 1999 , schedule 3 .
- (a) a domestic violence order made, or a police protection direction or police protection notice issued, against the person under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 ;
- (b) an adverse interstate WWC decision against the person;
- (c) an allegation of harm caused by the person substantiated by the chief executive (child safety) or the chief executive of the department of another State administering a child welfare law of the State;
- (d) a type of disciplinary action taken against the person that is prescribed by regulation;
- (e) another matter relevant to whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children prescribed by regulation.