Victorian Current Acts

CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 46F

    (1)     Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an entry in the Register relating to a child must not be accessed or amended—

        (a)     if the child has died; or

        (b)     otherwise—

              (i)     if the child has attained the age of 18 years; or

              (ii)     if the child is no longer attending a registered school or the home schooling of the child has ceased; or

              (iii)     if the home schooling registration of the child is cancelled by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority under section 4.3.9(1)(b) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 , as applicable—

whichever is latest.

    (2)     The Secretary may continue to amend an entry relating to a child referred to in subsection (1) for a period of not more than 12 months after an event referred to in subsection (1)(a) or the latest event described in subsection (1)(b), as the case may be.

    (3)     An entry relating to a child referred to in subsection (1) may be accessed after an event referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) for the purpose of providing de-identified information in accordance with section 46O.

Division 3—Secretary authorised to collect, use and disclose information for Register purposes

S. 46G inserted by No. 11/2018 s. 10.