Victorian Current Acts

CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 38

    (1)     The Commission must consult with each relevant authority (if any) of a relevant entity before exercising any of the following powers in relation to the relevant entity—

        (a)     requesting any information or document under section 26;

        (b)     conducting an inspection of premises under section 29;

        (c)     giving the relevant entity a notice to produce under section 30;

        (d)     giving the relevant entity a notice to comply under section 31;

        (e)     making an application to the court under section 33.

    (2)     For the purposes of this section, in consulting with a relevant authority of a relevant entity, the Commission must provide the relevant authority with any information that is relevant to determining whether the relevant entity is complying with the Child Safe Standards.

    (3)     The Commission must not exercise a power referred to in subsection (1) if a relevant authority of the relevant entity advises that the relevant authority will take action—

        (a)     to determine whether the relevant entity is complying with the Child Safe Standards; or

        (b)     to promote and require compliance by the relevant entity with the Child Safe Standards.

    (4)     Despite subsection (3), the Commission may exercise a power referred to in subsection (1) if—

        (a)     the relevant authority fails, or is unable, to take the action referred to in subsection (3) within a reasonable time; and

        (b)     the Commission further consults with the relevant authority in relation to the exercise of the power.

New s. 39 inserted by No. 63/2016 s. 8.