Provision of information by police and other officials or bodies
35 Provision of information by police and other officials or bodies
In this section —
relevant official means —
the Commissioner of Police; or
a person or body that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
This subsection applies if a relevant official —
knows or reasonably believes that a person charged with or convicted of an offence —
is a designated person; or
carries out NDIS work;
and
reasonably believes that the charge or conviction —
indicates that it is, or may be, inappropriate for the person to hold an NDIS worker check clearance certificate under this Act or a corresponding law, or to carry out NDIS work; or
is otherwise relevant to the performance of a function by the CEO under this Act.
In a case where subsection (2) applies, the relevant official may give the CEO any of the following information —
the person’s name and address;
the person’s date of birth;
the offence with which the person has been charged or of which the person has been convicted;
the details of the offence;
the date of the charge or conviction;
such other information as the relevant official thinks fit.
This section does not limit the ability of the CEO to use relevant information obtained by the CEO from any source for an NDIS purpose, including information obtained from the Commissioner (however designated) of the police force of another jurisdiction.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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