National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Screening) Act 2020

The Commissioner of Police may disclose the following information about a person for an NDIS purpose —

information relating to any matter that may cause the person to be a disqualified person or require a risk assessment of the person, whether under this Act or a corresponding law;

information relating to the person’s criminal record;

without limiting paragraph (a) or (b), information relating to the person that is connected with, or otherwise related to, a conviction or charge mentioned in a criminal record, or the investigation or circumstances of any conduct or alleged conduct.

A disclosure under this section is limited to the following —

the CEO;

an interstate screening agency;

the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police;

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

a person or body that is —

established or constituted under the law of another jurisdiction; and

prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

A person to whom information is disclosed under this section may disclose that information to the NDIS Commission or to an interstate screening agency for an NDIS purpose.

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

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