Appendix B: Child Link Users under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 200512
| Child Link User | Child Link User’s purpose of access, use and disclosure | Authorised by |
|---|---|---|
| The Secretary to the Department of Education | To identify children who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible and to assist in the provision of education, care, and services to those children. | n/a |
| The Secretary to the Department of Health | To identify children who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible. | n/a |
| The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing | To identify children who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible. For the purpose of the performance of the Secretary’s functions, and the exercise of the Secretary's powers, under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 | n/a |
| The Principal Commissioner for Commission for Children and Young People | To perform the Principal Commissioner's statutory functions. | n/a |
| A person employed by the Secretary to the Department of Education or otherwise engaged by the Secretary | To identify children who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible and to assist in the provision of education, care and services to those children. To perform functions relating to systems administration of the Register. For the purpose of data management in accordance with section 46H. For the purpose of de-identifying confidential information and to provide that de-identified information under section 46O. | Secretary to the Department of Education |
| A person employed by the Secretary to the Department of Health or otherwise engaged by the Secretary | To identify children who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible. | Secretary to the Department of Health |
| A person employed by the Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing or otherwise engaged by the Secretary | To identify children who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible. For the purpose of the performance of the Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing’s functions, and the exercise of the Secretary's powers, under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005. | Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing |
| A person employed or engaged by a council in relation to childhood services implementation or policy | To identify children in the municipal district who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible and to assist in the provision of education, care and services to children in the municipal district who may be eligible to participate in services. To monitor and plan council services for children residing in the municipal district. | Chief Executive Officer of the council |
| A nurse employed or engaged by a council to provide maternal and child health programs for a Maternal and Child Health service | To provide care and services to children attending the Maternal and Child Health service. | Chief Executive Officer of the council |
| A nurse employed or engaged by an entity that provides maternal and child health programs on behalf of a council for a Maternal and Child Health service | To provide care and services to children attending the Maternal and Child Health service. | Person who has overall management and control of the Maternal and Child Health service |
| A nurse employed or engaged by the Secretary to provide maternal and child health advice through a state-wide telephone service | To provide care and services to children or families who access the state-wide telephone service. | Secretary to the Department of Health |
| A person employed or engaged by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Co-operative Limited in relation to childhood services implementation or policy | To identify children enrolled with the Service or entitled to services provided by the Service who are not participating in services for which they may be eligible and to assist in the provision of education, care and services to those children. To monitor and plan services for all children enrolled with the Service. | Chief Executive Officer of the Service |
| A registered medical practitioner, nurse or midwife employed or engaged by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service Co-operative Limited engaged in providing maternal and child health programs | To provide care and services to children attending the maternal and child health program. | Chief Executive Officer of the Service |
| A registered early childhood teacher providing education and care to children at an approved education and care service | To provide education and care and related services to children enrolled at the education and care service. | Approved provider of the service |
| A school nurse manager | To assist in the monitoring, planning and provision of care and services to children enrolled in schools within the geographic region for which the school nurse manager is responsible. | Secretary to the Department of Education |
| A school nurse | To provide care and services to children enrolled at the school to whom the nurse provides school nurse services | Secretary to the Department of Education |
| A principal of a government school | To provide education and care and related services to children enrolled at the school. To monitor and plan services for children enrolled at the school. | Secretary to the Department of Education |
A registered teacher employed or engaged by a Government school to provide instruction or other education services to students at the school Any other person employed or engaged by a non-Government school to provide health or welfare services for students at the school | To provide education and care and related services to children enrolled at the school. To monitor and plan services for children enrolled at the school. | Principal of the Government school |
| A principal of a non-Government school | To provide education and care and related services to children enrolled at the school. To monitor and plan services for children enrolled at the school. | Person or body responsible for the governance, conduct or management of the school |
A registered teacher employed or engaged by a non-Government school to provide instruction or other education services to students at the school Any other person employed or engaged by a non-Government school to provide health or welfare services for students at the school | To provide education and care and related services to children enrolled at the school. To monitor and plan services for children enrolled at the school. | Principal of the non-Government school |
| A person employed by the Commission for Children and Young People or otherwise engaged by the Commission | To perform the functions of the Principal Commissioner for or on behalf of the Commissioner. | Principal Commissioner for Commission for Children and Young People |
| A prescribed person in accordance with the regulations | The purpose prescribed in relation to the person. | In accordance with the regulations |
| A person who is employed or engaged by an entity to provide maternal and child health programs for a non-council Maternal and Child Health provider | To provide care and services to children attending the non-council Maternal and Child Health provider. | Person who has overall management and control of the non-council Maternal and Child Health provider |
[12] The Disability Services Commissioner is listed as a Child Link User and Child Link Authoriser under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act; however, the Disability Services Commissioner has been decommissioned following the transfer of Victorian disability services to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and as such is not listed here.
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