Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority Act 2025

An authorised person may disclose information on the Victorian Early Childhood Worker Register, for a purpose specified in subsection (2), to any of the following—

a Secretary to a Department;

a Secretary to a Department of the Commonwealth or of another State or a Territory;

any Commonwealth, State or Territory public authority;

a council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1989 or a corresponding body under an Act of another State or a Territory;

a corresponding Regulatory Authority;

the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority.

The purposes for disclosure of information under this section are—

the disclosure is reasonably necessary to promote the objectives of—

the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria) set out in section 3(1) of that Law; or

the Children's Services Act 1996 set out in section 8(1) of that Act; or

the disclosure is for the purposes of enabling or assisting the other entity to perform or exercise any of its functions or powers under—

the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria); or

the Children's Services Act 1996; or

the disclosure is for the purposes of research or development of National, State or Territory policy with respect to early childhood services; or

the disclosure is for a purpose relating to the funding of early childhood services; or

the disclosure is for a purpose relating to the payment of benefits or allowances to persons using early childhood services and the disclosure of the information is not otherwise prohibited by law.

Information disclosed under this section for the purposes of research or development of National, State or Territory policy with respect to early childhood services must not include information that could identify or lead to the identification of an individual other than—

an early childhood service provider; or

an education and care service nominated supervisor; or

a children's service nominated supervisor.