Section 34A of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsection:

(5A)  If, in the course of inquiry into a matter, a Commission obtains information or evidence in relation to a person that relates, or may relate, to the safety and protection of children, the Commission may, if in the opinion of the Commission it is appropriate to do so, communicate the information or furnish the evidence, as the case may be, to a person or organisation that the Commission is satisfied –

(a) is responsible for the management or oversight of, or reporting on, the safety and protection of children generally; or

(b) is responsible for the oversight, registration, approval or any other endorsement of persons in the same occupation, industry or recreational activity as the person to whom the information relates; or

(c) is responsible for disciplinary proceedings relating to members of the same occupation, industry or recreational activity as the person to whom the information relates.