Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In this section—
"relevant person" means—
(a) a person employed by the Secretary in the teaching service under Part 2.4 or under the Public Administration Act 2004 ; or
(b) a person employed by a school council under Part 2.3.
(2) The Secretary may, at any time, request the Chief Commissioner of Police to give to the Secretary information concerning the criminal record, if any, of a relevant person who performs some or all of their duties in a Government school and, for that purpose, may disclose to the Chief Commissioner the information concerning the relevant person that is necessary to conduct the criminal record check.
(3) If a request relates to a relevant person employed by a school council, the school council may disclose to the Secretary the information concerning the relevant person that is necessary to conduct the criminal record check.
(4) The Secretary may make a request under sub-section (2) without the consent of the relevant person named in the request but must give notice of the request to that person.
(5) The Chief Commissioner of Police must, not more than 14 days after receiving a request under sub-section (2), enquire into and report to the Secretary on the criminal record, if any, of the relevant person named in the request.
(6) If the report relates to a relevant person employed by a school council, the Secretary may give a copy of the report to the school council.