Northern Territory Numbered Acts

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME (WORKER CLEARANCE) ACT 2020 (NO 7 OF 2020)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Principles guiding screening checks  
   5.      Act binds Crown  
   6.      Application of Act  
   7.      Interpretation  
   8.      Meaning of more than incidental contact  
   9.      Meaning of NDIS work  
   10.     Meaning of presumed disqualified person  
   11.     Meaning of risk assessed role  
   12.     Meaning of volunteer  
   13.     Screening Agency  
   14.     Application of Criminal Code  

   PART 2--NDIS WORKER CLEARANCE

           Division 1--Acceptance of applications

   15.     Acceptance date for application for screening check  
   16.     Persons ineligible to apply for screening check  

           Division 2--Requirements for application

   17.     Application for screening check  
   18.     Applicant to give consent  
   19.     Disclosures  
   20.     Employer verification  

           Division 3--Assessment of application

   21.     Eligibility to work while application assessed  
   22.     Assessment of application  
   23.     Determination of application  

           Division 4--Clearance granted

   24.     Clearance granted  
   25.     Duration of clearance  
   26.     Cancellation of clearance  
   27.     Ongoing monitoring  

           Division 5--Clearance refused or cancelled

   28.     Application of Division  
   29.     Excluded persons  

           Division 6--Interim bar or suspension

   30.     Application of Division  
   31.     Interim bar  
   32.     Suspension  
   33.     Internal review of interim bar or suspension  

           Division 7--Risk assessment

   34.     Requirement for risk assessment  
   35.     Matters to be considered when determining whether there is unacceptable risk of harm to participant  
   36.     Staff to be appropriately skilled  
   37.     Determination or intention of Screening Agency after risk assessment  
   38.     Internal review of intention  
   39.     Determination of Screening Agency after intention notified  

           Division 8--Miscellaneous matters

   40.     Withdrawing application  
   41.     Surrender of clearance  

   PART 3--REVIEW OF DECISION

   42.     Internal review  
   43.     Review by NTCAT  
   44.     Confidentiality of classified information  

   PART 4--COLLECTION, USE, STORAGE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

   45.     Authorised purpose  
   46.     Information only to be used for authorised purpose  
   47.     Sharing and disclosing information  
   48.     Screening Agency may disclose  
   49.     Authorised person may disclose  
   50.     Power to require relevant information from other persons  
   51.     Criminal history information to be exchanged  
   52.     Information sharing – miscellaneous  

   PART 5--OFFENCES

   53.     Unauthorised collection or use of information  
   54.     Offence to disclose certain information  
   55.     Misleading information  
   56.     Fail to comply with request for information  

   PART 6--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

   57.     Approved forms  
   58.     Fees  
   59.     Evidentiary certificates  
   60.     Protection from liability  
   61.     Failure to give notice of decision  
   62.     Regulations  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (SPENT CONVICTIONS) ACT 1992

   63.     Act amended  
   64.     Section 15A amended (Exclusion in relation to spent records)  
   65.     Repeal of Part