Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.344AACRequest for information about relevant person from prescribed entities
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sec.344AAC Request for information about relevant person from prescribed entities
This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a prescribed entity has information relevant to whether a person poses a risk to the safety of children. The chief executive may, by notice, ask the prescribed entity for the information. The prescribed entity may give the information about the person to the chief executive if the prescribed entity reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s main functions under section 8 . This section applies subject to the Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 6 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 1 . s 344AAC ins 2024 No. 50 s 98 (sec.344AAC-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive reasonably believes a prescribed entity has information relevant to whether a person poses a risk to the safety of children. (sec.344AAC-ssec.2) The chief executive may, by notice, ask the prescribed entity for the information. (sec.344AAC-ssec.3) The prescribed entity may give the information about the person to the chief executive if the prescribed entity reasonably believes the information may help the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s main functions under section 8 . (sec.344AAC-ssec.4) This section applies subject to the Child Protection Act 1999 , chapter 6 , part 6 , division 2 , subdivision 1 .