Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.344Giving information to chief executive (disability worker screening)
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sec.344 Giving information to chief executive (disability worker screening)
This section applies to information about a person— the chief executive was given, or given access to, under chapter 7 or this chapter; or in the chief executive’s possession in relation to an employment-screening decision about the person. The chief executive may give information about a person to the chief executive (disability worker screening) if the chief executive reasonably believes the information is relevant to the functions of the chief executive (disability worker screening) under the Disability Services Act 2006 , part 5 . Without limiting subsection (2) , the information that may be given includes— information about a working with children check application made by a person; and information about a working with children authority or negative notice held by a person; and police information, domestic violence information, disciplinary information and adverse interstate WWC information about a person; and information related to police information about a person including a section 93A transcript and a transcript of a recorded statement; and information about a person’s mental health. s 344 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 ; 2006 No. 12 s 333 sch 2 (amd 2014 No. 12 s 74 ); 2019 No. 18 s 86 (1) sch 1 sub 2020 No. 39 s 51 amd 2022 No. 7 ss 88 , 122 ; 2022 No. 12 s 49 ; 2024 No. 50 s 97 (sec.344-ssec.1) This section applies to information about a person— the chief executive was given, or given access to, under chapter 7 or this chapter; or in the chief executive’s possession in relation to an employment-screening decision about the person. (sec.344-ssec.2) The chief executive may give information about a person to the chief executive (disability worker screening) if the chief executive reasonably believes the information is relevant to the functions of the chief executive (disability worker screening) under the Disability Services Act 2006 , part 5 . (sec.344-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the information that may be given includes— information about a working with children check application made by a person; and information about a working with children authority or negative notice held by a person; and police information, domestic violence information, disciplinary information and adverse interstate WWC information about a person; and information related to police information about a person including a section 93A transcript and a transcript of a recorded statement; and information about a person’s mental health.
- (a) the chief executive was given, or given access to, under chapter 7 or this chapter; or
- (b) in the chief executive’s possession in relation to an employment-screening decision about the person.
- (a) information about a working with children check application made by a person; and
- (b) information about a working with children authority or negative notice held by a person; and