Victorian Current Acts

CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005 - SECT 46N

    (1)     The Secretary may remove access to an entry, or part of an entry, in the Register relating to a child if the Secretary is satisfied that allowing any Child Link user other than the Secretary access to the child's entry (or that part of the entry, as applicable) would—

        (a)     pose an unacceptable risk of harm to a person; or

        (b)     in all the circumstances be otherwise inappropriate.

    (2)     The Secretary may remove a Child Link user's access to the Register or an entry, or part of an entry, in the Register relating to a child if the Secretary is satisfied that the Child Link user's continued access to the Register or the child's entry (or that part of the entry, as applicable) would—

        (a)     pose an unacceptable risk of harm to a person; or

        (b)     in all the circumstances be otherwise inappropriate.

    (3)     The Secretary may remove access to an entry under subsection (1) or a Child Link user's access under subsection (2) on the Secretary's own initiative or on the written request of any person, in accordance with the guidelines (if any).

    (4)     A person may disclose confidential information to the Secretary for the purposes of making a request under subsection (3).

    (5)     The Secretary may remove access to an entry under subsection (1) or a Child Link user's access under subsection (2) for any period that the Secretary considers necessary under the circumstances.

    (6)     A person authorised to grant an authorisation (the  first person ) to another person under section 46K(1) must notify the Secretary if the first person reasonably believes that the other person has ceased—

        (a)     to be a registered teacher; or

S. 46N(6)(b) amended by No. 34/2020 s. 176.

        (b)     to hold a current WWC clearance under the Worker Screening Act 2020 .

S. 46O inserted by No. 11/2018 s. 10.