New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN ACT 2019 - SECT 87

87 Permission to access registers

(1) This section applies--

(a) to a person whose details are included on a register, and

(b) in addition to any requirement under section 14 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 .

(2) The person may ask any of the following entities to give the person all the information that is included on the register in relation to the person--

(a) the Children's Guardian,

(b) the residential care provider who has access to the person's information under section 86(2).

(3) The Children's Guardian or residential care provider must comply with the request as soon as practicable after the request is made.

(4) Despite subsection (3), information included on a register in relation to the person must not be provided if--

(a) the information is about a reportable allegation or reportable conviction, or

(b) a reportable conduct flag is on the register in relation to the person, applies to the information.

(5) It is an offence for a person to access or amend a register except as provided by this Act or the regulations.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.