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WORKING WITH CHILDREN (SCREENING) ACT 2004 - SECT 34F

34F .         Disclosure of information to authorised entities

        (1)         In this section —

        authorised entity means —

            (a)         a public authority prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition; or

            (b)         a criminal records agency.

        (2)         If the CEO considers it to be in the public interest to do so, the CEO may, by written notice, disclose the following information to an authorised entity —

            (a)         that an application for an assessment notice has been made by a person in respect of which no decision has yet been made under section 12;

            (b)         that an assessment notice has been issued to a person;

            (c)         that an application for an assessment notice has been withdrawn by a person;

            (d)         that a negative notice has been issued to a person;

            (e)         that an interim negative notice has been issued to a person;

            (f)         that an assessment notice issued to a person has been cancelled under section 21A or 21C;

            (g)         that a person does not have a current assessment notice.

        (3)         If the CEO gives a notice to an authorised entity under subsection (2) that discloses information about a person and an assessment notice is subsequently issued to the person, the CEO must give notice of the issuing of the assessment notice to the authorised entity.

        (4)         If the CEO gives a notice to an authorised entity under subsection (2) that discloses the information referred to in subsection (2)(d) and the negative notice is subsequently cancelled without an assessment notice being issued, the CEO must give notice of the cancellation of the negative notice to the authorised entity.

        (5)         This section does not limit the powers of the CEO to disclose information under another provision of this Act.

        [Section 34F inserted: No. 47 of 2022 s. 29.]



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