Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.340Chief executive must give police commissioner a person’s current address
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.340
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Working with Children Check Act 2000.
sec.340 Chief executive must give police commissioner a person’s current address
The chief executive must, on written application of the police commissioner, give the police commissioner information about an address for a person if— the chief executive has an address for the person that is different to the address stated by the police commissioner in the application; and either of the following applies— the police commissioner is, under this chapter, required to give a notice to the person; the chief executive reasonably believes the giving of the information will help the police commissioner to verify the person’s identity for giving police information to the chief executive under this chapter. Despite section 316 , information given to the police commissioner under this section must not be used, disclosed or accessed for any purpose other than a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) (b) . s 340 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 (sec.340-ssec.1) The chief executive must, on written application of the police commissioner, give the police commissioner information about an address for a person if— the chief executive has an address for the person that is different to the address stated by the police commissioner in the application; and either of the following applies— the police commissioner is, under this chapter, required to give a notice to the person; the chief executive reasonably believes the giving of the information will help the police commissioner to verify the person’s identity for giving police information to the chief executive under this chapter. (sec.340-ssec.2) Despite section 316 , information given to the police commissioner under this section must not be used, disclosed or accessed for any purpose other than a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) (b) .
- (a) the chief executive has an address for the person that is different to the address stated by the police commissioner in the application; and
- (b) either of the following applies— (i) the police commissioner is, under this chapter, required to give a notice to the person; (ii) the chief executive reasonably believes the giving of the information will help the police commissioner to verify the person’s identity for giving police information to the chief executive under this chapter.
- (i) the police commissioner is, under this chapter, required to give a notice to the person;
- (ii) the chief executive reasonably believes the giving of the information will help the police commissioner to verify the person’s identity for giving police information to the chief executive under this chapter.
- (i) the police commissioner is, under this chapter, required to give a notice to the person;
- (ii) the chief executive reasonably believes the giving of the information will help the police commissioner to verify the person’s identity for giving police information to the chief executive under this chapter.