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

34I .         Sharing of police information

        (1)         In this section —

        relevant purpose means —

            (a)         a WWC purpose; or

            (b)         a purpose that is for, or connected with, the operation or administration of, or compliance with, a corresponding law.

        (2)         The Commissioner may disclose the following information about a person for a relevant purpose —

            (a)         information relating to the person’s criminal record;

            (b)         without limiting paragraph (a), information relating to —

                  (i)         a person that is connected with, or otherwise related to, a conviction or charge mentioned in a criminal record; or

                  (ii)         the investigation or circumstances of any conduct or alleged conduct.

        (3)         A disclosure under this section is limited to the following —

            (a)         the CEO;

            (b)         a corresponding authority;

            (c)         the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police;

            (d)         the Commissioner (however designated) of the police force of another jurisdiction;

            (e)         a person or body that is —

                  (i)         established or constituted under the law of another jurisdiction; and

                  (ii)         prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

        (4)         A person to whom information is disclosed under this section may disclose that information to a corresponding authority.

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

        (6)         This section does not limit the persons to whom, or the circumstances in which, information may be disclosed apart from under this Act.

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

        [Heading inserted: No. 47 of 2022 s. 29.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 47 of 2022 s. 29.]



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