Queensland Numbered Acts

CHILD SAFE ORGANISATIONS ACT 2024 - SECT 91

91 Power to require information or attendance

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes—

(a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and

(b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.

(2) Also, this section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes a relevant person may be able to give the following information—

(a) information about whether a child safe entity has implemented and is complying with the child safe standards and universal principle under section 11 ;

(b) information about whether a reporting entity has systems in place as required under section 30 ;

(c) further information mentioned in section 38 about the head of an entity’s final report;

(d) information mentioned in section 41 (2) (d) in relation to the monitoring of an investigation by the commission;

(e) information mentioned in section 42 (4) in relation to an investigation by a sector regulator;

(f) information relevant to an investigation conducted on the commissioner’s own initiative under section 43 .

(3) The authorised officer may, by written notice given to the person, require the person to—

(a) give the authorised officer within a stated reasonable period of at least 14 days—

(i) the information mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) ; or

(ii) if the information is kept, stored or recorded electronically—a clear written reproduction of the information; or

(b) attend before the authorised officer at a stated reasonable time and place to answer questions, or produce documents related to the offence or matter.

(4) In this section—

"relevant person" means—

(a) for a matter mentioned in subsection (2) (a) —

(i) a child safe entity; or

(ii) the head, or a worker, of a child safe entity; or

(iii) a sector regulator for a child safe entity; or

(b) for a matter mentioned in subsection (2) (b) —any person who may have information about the matter, including—

(i) a reporting entity; or

(ii) the head, or a worker, of a reporting entity; or

(iii) a sector regulator for a reporting entity; or

(c) for a matter mentioned in subsection (2) (c) or (d) —the head of the reporting entity to whom the request is made; or

(d) for a matter mentioned in subsection (2) (e) —the sector regulator mentioned in section 42 (4) ; or

(e) for a matter mentioned in subsection (2) (f) —any person.