Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.245Giving information to advisory committee
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sec.245 Giving information to advisory committee
The chief executive may give information to an advisory committee about— a working with children check application made by a person; or a negative notice held by a person; or if a person holds a working with children authority—a change in assessable information about the person. Before the chief executive gives the information the chief executive must, by written notice— ask the person the subject of the risk assessment for consent to give the information; and state the reasons for the request to give the information. The chief executive may only give the information to the advisory committee if the person gives the chief executive written consent. In this section— give , information, includes give access to information. information includes— protected information under section 384 ; and confidential information to which section 385 applies. s 245 prev s 245 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 om 2019 No. 18 s 38 pres s 245 ins 2024 No. 50 s 56 (sec.245-ssec.1) The chief executive may give information to an advisory committee about— a working with children check application made by a person; or a negative notice held by a person; or if a person holds a working with children authority—a change in assessable information about the person. (sec.245-ssec.2) Before the chief executive gives the information the chief executive must, by written notice— ask the person the subject of the risk assessment for consent to give the information; and state the reasons for the request to give the information. (sec.245-ssec.3) The chief executive may only give the information to the advisory committee if the person gives the chief executive written consent. (sec.245-ssec.4) In this section— give , information, includes give access to information. information includes— protected information under section 384 ; and confidential information to which section 385 applies.
- (a) a working with children check application made by a person; or
- (b) a negative notice held by a person; or
- (c) if a person holds a working with children authority—a change in assessable information about the person.
- (a) ask the person the subject of the risk assessment for consent to give the information; and
- (b) state the reasons for the request to give the information.
- (a) protected information under section 384 ; and
- (b) confidential information to which section 385 applies.