New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1998 - SECT 36

36 Functions of Commission in respect of background checking

(1) The Commission may exercise the following functions with respect to background checking:

(a) collecting and maintaining (including updating and correcting) a database of relevant apprehended violence orders against any person, child protection prohibition orders made against any person and relevant employment proceedings that have been completed against any person,

(b) giving access to information on that database for the purposes of background checking by employers (or employer-related bodies) who have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Commission on such access and the use of the information obtained,

(c) conducting background checking on behalf of employers for whom the Commission has agreed to conduct any such checking,

(d) making recommendations to the Minister on appropriate procedures and standards for background checking,

(e) promoting public awareness and providing training and advice on appropriate procedures and standards for background checking,

(f) monitoring and auditing compliance with the procedures and standards for background checking.

(2) The Minister may give the Commission a written direction on the exercise of its functions under this section, and the Commission is to comply with the direction. The Commission is to include any such direction in the Commission’s annual report.