Western Australian Current Acts

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

34Z .         Additional power to request information

        (1)         In this section —

        prescribed entity means —

            (a)         a public authority; or

            (b)         a criminal records agency; or

            (c)         a corresponding authority; or

            (d)         a Commonwealth agency or instrumentality; or

            (e)         a person or body, or person or body of a class, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

        (2)         The CEO may request the following information from a prescribed entity —

            (a)         information that is relevant to determining whether a person has complied with this Act, including in relation to the investigation or prosecution of a suspected or alleged offence under this Act;

            (b)         information that is relevant to the safety of an officer of the Department performing a function or exercising a power under this Act.

        (3)         A person or body in this State to which a request is made by the CEO under subsection (2) is authorised to disclose the requested information to the CEO.

        (4)         This section does not limit the powers of the CEO to request or obtain information under another provision of this Act.

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