Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.395Reports by chief executive
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sec.395 Reports by chief executive
The chief executive may provide the Minister with a report relating to the administration of this Act, including the performance and exercise of the chief executive’s functions and powers under this Act. The chief executive must provide the Minister with a report of a type mentioned in subsection (1) if the Minister asks for it. A report under this section— may relate to matters generally or to a particular matter; or may include confidential information about a person obtained under chapter 8 or 8A , including— protected information under section 384 ; and confidential information to which section 385 applies. The chief executive must ensure the department’s annual report under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 for a financial year includes information about the number of times the Minister asked the chief executive for a report under this section during the year. s 395 (prev s 163) sub 2006 No. 17 s 51 amd 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 77 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 80 amd 2014 No. 28 s 83 ; 2020 No. 39 s 57 (sec.395-ssec.1) The chief executive may provide the Minister with a report relating to the administration of this Act, including the performance and exercise of the chief executive’s functions and powers under this Act. (sec.395-ssec.2) The chief executive must provide the Minister with a report of a type mentioned in subsection (1) if the Minister asks for it. (sec.395-ssec.3) A report under this section— may relate to matters generally or to a particular matter; or may include confidential information about a person obtained under chapter 8 or 8A , including— protected information under section 384 ; and confidential information to which section 385 applies. (sec.395-ssec.4) The chief executive must ensure the department’s annual report under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 for a financial year includes information about the number of times the Minister asked the chief executive for a report under this section during the year.
- (a) may relate to matters generally or to a particular matter; or
- (b) may include confidential information about a person obtained under chapter 8 or 8A , including— (i) protected information under section 384 ; and (ii) confidential information to which section 385 applies.
- (i) protected information under section 384 ; and
- (ii) confidential information to which section 385 applies.
- (i) protected information under section 384 ; and
- (ii) confidential information to which section 385 applies.