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NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME (WORKER CHECKS) ACT 2018


- As at 29 November 2018 
- Act 82 of 2018 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Health, safety and well-being of people with disability to be paramount consideration
   4.      Interpretation--key definitions
   5.      Disqualified and presumptively disqualified persons

   PART 2 - OBTAINING A CLEARANCE
   Note

   6.      Making an application for a clearance
   7.      Certain persons not permitted to apply for clearance
   8.      Determination of application
   9.      Interim bar on applicant
   10.     Notice of proposed refusal of application
   11.     Notice of final decision granting or refusing clearance
   12.     Withdrawal of application

   PART 3 - RISK ASSESSMENT

   13.     Nature of risk assessment
   14.     Requirement for risk assessment
   15.     Risk assessment of presumptively disqualified person
   16.     Matters to be considered in risk assessment

   PART 4 - DURATION AND TERMINATION OF CLEARANCES

   17.     Duration of clearances
   18.     Requirement to notify change of particulars
   19.     Suspension of clearance
   20.     Cancellation of clearance
   21.     Surrender of clearance

   PART 5 - INFORMATION GATHERING AND SHARING

           Division 1 - Key concepts

   22.     Authorised persons
   23.     Relevant laws
   24.     Relevant risk of harm
   25.     Authorised purposes
   26.     NDIS purposes
   27.     Relevant information

           Division 2 - Information gathering

   28.     Consent of applicant for clearance to obtaining and providing of information
   29.     Power to require information from applicant or clearance holder
   30.     Power to require information from other persons

           Division 3 - Information sharing and use

   31.     General powers to obtain, provide and use information
   32.     Provision of information to NDIS employers and participants
   33.     Access to police information
   34.     Disclosure of court information
   35.     Power to retain relevant information indefinitely

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   36.     Notification by reporting bodies of conduct requiring risk assessment
   37.     Information sharing for national register or database
   38.     Information sharing for research, monitoring and auditing purposes
   39.     Disclosure of information about offences
   40.     Disclosure of information to prevent significant harm

   PART 6 - REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   41.     Administrative review of decisions
   42.     Non-reviewable decisions
   43.     Effect of pending application on reviewable decision
   44.     Protection of criminal intelligence
   45.     Fee for internal review

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   46.     Act to bind Crown
   47.     Effect of Act on other rights and procedures
   48.     Protection from liability
   49.     Offence of providing false information
   50.     Unauthorised disclosure or dishonest collection of information
   51.     Evidentiary certificates
   52.     Failure to give notice of decisions
   53.     Public awareness and advice functions
   54.     Monitoring and auditing functions
   55.     Fees
   56.     Proceedings for offences
   57.     Penalty notices
   58.     Offences by corporations
   59.     Service of documents
   60.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)


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