Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.346Guidelines for dealing with information
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sec.346 Guidelines for dealing with information
The chief executive must make guidelines, consistent with this Act, for dealing with information obtained by the chief executive under this chapter. The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the persons about whom the information is obtained; and only relevant information is used in making employment-screening decisions; and employment-screening decisions, based on the information, are made consistently. The chief executive must give a copy of the guidelines to a person on request. s 346 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 (sec.346-ssec.1) The chief executive must make guidelines, consistent with this Act, for dealing with information obtained by the chief executive under this chapter. (sec.346-ssec.2) The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure— natural justice is afforded to the persons about whom the information is obtained; and only relevant information is used in making employment-screening decisions; and employment-screening decisions, based on the information, are made consistently. (sec.346-ssec.3) The chief executive must give a copy of the guidelines to a person on request.
- (a) natural justice is afforded to the persons about whom the information is obtained; and
- (b) only relevant information is used in making employment-screening decisions; and
- (c) employment-screening decisions, based on the information, are made consistently.