(1) In this
section —
“Department” means the department of
the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of
the Children and Community Services Act 2004 ;
“public authority” means —
(a) a
department of the Public Service; or
(b) a
body, whether incorporated or not, that is established or continued for a
public purpose under a written law and that, under the authority of a written
law, performs a statutory function on behalf of the State.
(2) If the CEO
considers that it is in the public interest to do so, the CEO may give written
notice to a public authority prescribed by the regulations that a negative
notice or an interim negative notice has been issued to a person.
(3) The CEO may give
written notice to the chief executive officer of the Department that a
negative notice or an interim negative notice has been issued to a person if
the CEO reasonably believes that the person —
(a)
holds a licence under the Children and Community Services Act 2004
Part 8; or
(b) is a
nominated supervising officer, a supervising officer or a managerial officer,
as defined in section 197 of that Act.
(4) If —
(a) the
CEO has given notice in relation to a person under subsection (2)
or (3); and
(b)
subsequently —
(i)
if that notice related to the issue of a negative notice
to the person — the negative notice is cancelled; or
(ii)
an assessment notice is issued to the person,
the CEO is to give
written notice of that fact to the public authority or the chief executive
officer of the Department, as the case requires.