Victorian Current Acts

CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 30

S. 30(1) substituted by No. 23/2021 s. 25(1).

    (1)     This section applies if a sector regulator reasonably believes that any document or information is necessary to determine whether—

        (a)     a relevant entity for which it is a sector regulator is complying with the Child Safe Standards; or

        (b)     a person or body is an entity that is required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

S. 30(1A) inserted by No. 23/2021 s. 25(1).

    (1A)     The sector regulator may issue a written notice requiring the following to produce the document or information—

        (a)     any relevant entity for which it is a sector regulator; or

        (b)     any person or body that the sector regulator reasonably believes possesses the document or information.

S. 30(2) amended by No. 23/2021 s. 25(2)(a).

    (2)     A notice under subsection (1A)—

        (a)     must be in the prescribed form (if any); and

S. 30(2)(b) substituted by No. 23/2021 s. 25(2)(b).

        (b)     must specify the following—

              (i)     the relevant entity, person or body to which the notice is issued;

              (ii)     the document or information, or category of document or information, that must be produced;

              (iii)     in the case of a notice for the purposes of subsection (1)(a), the Child Safe Standards to which the document or information relates;

              (iv)     the date by which the document or information must be produced, being not less than 14 days after the day on which the notice is given to the relevant entity or person;

              (v)     any enforcement action that may be taken against the relevant entity or person for failing to comply with the notice;

              (vi)     the maximum criminal and civil penalty for failing to comply with the notice;

              (vii)     the process for seeking an internal review of the decision to issue the notice;

              (viii)     any prescribed matters.

S. 30(3) amended by No. 23/2021 s. 25(3).

    (3)     A relevant entity, person or body given a notice under subsection (1A) must provide each document described in the notice to the sector regulator on or before the day specified in the notice.

S. 30(4) amended by No. 23/2021 s. 25(4).

    (4)     The sector regulator, by further written notice given at any time, may vary or revoke a notice to produce.

New s. 31 inserted by No. 63/2016 s. 8.