Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
CEO (NDIS) means the chief executive officer of
the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the
administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Screening)
Act 2020 ;
interstate screening agency means an interstate
screening agency as defined in the
National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Screening) Act 2020 section
5(1).
(2) The CEO may
disclose to the CEO (NDIS) or an interstate screening agency information
obtained or created under this Act that —
(a)
relates to —
(i)
a person’s criminal record; or
(ii)
a conduct review finding or outcome; or
(iii)
an application made by a person under this Act; or
(iv)
a decision to issue an assessment notice, a further
assessment notice, a negative notice or an interim negative notice;
or
(b) may
otherwise be relevant to the performance of a function of —
(i)
the CEO (NDIS) under a law of this State; or
(ii)
the interstate screening agency under a law of another
jurisdiction.
(3) The CEO may
request the CEO (NDIS) or an interstate screening agency to disclose to the
CEO information obtained or created by the CEO (NDIS) or the interstate
screening agency that —
(a)
corresponds to the information referred to in subsection (2)(a) and relates to
a person who has made an application, or has been issued with a notice, under
this Act; or
(b) may
otherwise be relevant to the performance of a function of the CEO under this
Act.
(4) However, a
prescribed report obtained from the CEO (Justice) under section 34C cannot be
disclosed under subsection (2) without the approval of the CEO (Justice).
[Section 34E inserted: No. 47 of 2022 s. 29.]