Victorian Current Acts

CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 16K

    (1)     The head of an entity must ensure that the entity has in place—

        (a)     a system for preventing the commission of reportable conduct by an employee of the entity within the course of the person's employment; and

        (b)     a system for enabling any person, including an employee of the entity, to notify the head of the entity of a reportable allegation of which the person becomes aware; and

        (c)     a system for enabling any person, including an employee of the entity, to notify the Commission of a reportable allegation involving the head of the entity of which the person becomes aware; and

        (d)     a system for investigating and responding to a reportable allegation against an employee of the entity.

    (2)     If requested in writing by the Commission, an entity must provide to the Commission any information about a system referred to in subsection (1).

    (3)     The Commission, after consulting with the relevant regulator, may make recommendations for action to be taken by an entity and may provide the entity with any necessary information relating to the recommendations if a reasonable concern with a system referred to in subsection (1) is identified.

S. 16L inserted by No. 4/2017 s. 6.