Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.398AChief executive may arrange for use of information system
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sec.398A Chief executive may arrange for use of information system
The chief executive may approve a system (an information system ) for— generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic communications between the chief executive and another person; or generating a decision of the chief executive, other than— a decision about whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children; or a decision about whether to issue a working with children authority; or another decision prescribed by regulation. The chief executive must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a decision generated by an information system is correct. A decision generated by an information system is taken to be a decision made by the chief executive. The chief executive may make a decision in substitution for a decision the chief executive is taken to have made under subsection (3) if the chief executive is satisfied that the decision generated by the information system is incorrect. s 398A ins 2019 No. 18 s 65 amd 2024 No. 50 s 116 (sec.398A-ssec.1) The chief executive may approve a system (an information system ) for— generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic communications between the chief executive and another person; or generating a decision of the chief executive, other than— a decision about whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children; or a decision about whether to issue a working with children authority; or another decision prescribed by regulation. (sec.398A-ssec.2) The chief executive must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a decision generated by an information system is correct. (sec.398A-ssec.3) A decision generated by an information system is taken to be a decision made by the chief executive. (sec.398A-ssec.4) The chief executive may make a decision in substitution for a decision the chief executive is taken to have made under subsection (3) if the chief executive is satisfied that the decision generated by the information system is incorrect.
- (a) generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic communications between the chief executive and another person; or
- (b) generating a decision of the chief executive, other than— (i) a decision about whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children; or (ii) a decision about whether to issue a working with children authority; or (iii) another decision prescribed by regulation.
- (i) a decision about whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children; or
- (ii) a decision about whether to issue a working with children authority; or
- (iii) another decision prescribed by regulation.
- (i) a decision about whether the person poses a risk to the safety of children; or
- (ii) a decision about whether to issue a working with children authority; or