WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) ACT 2011

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act  
• 4 Dictionary  
• 5 Notes  
• 6 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
• 6A Best interests of vulnerable people paramount consideration  

PART 2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

• 7 Who is a vulnerable person?  
• 8 What is a regulated activity?  
• 8A What is an NDIS activity?  
• 9 When is a person engaged in a regulated activity?  
• 10 What is contact with a vulnerable person?  
• 11 Who is an employer?  
• 11A Meaning of relevant offence  
• 11B Meaning of disqualifying offence etc  
• 11C Disqualifying offences—kinship care activities  

PART 3--REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION

• 12 When is a person required to be registered?  
• 13 Offences—person engage in regulated activity for which person not  
• 14 Offences—employer engage person in regulated activity for which person not  
• 15 When unregistered person may be engaged in regulated activity—supervised  
• 15A Interim bar—supervised employment  
• 16 When unregistered person may be engaged in regulated activity—kinship carer or  

PART 4--APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION

• 16A Meaning of application—pt 4  
• 17 Application for registration  
• 18 Application for registration—contents  
• 18A Application for registration for NDIS activity—additional  
• 19 Application for registration—additional information  
• 20 Application for registration—withdrawal  
• 21 Offences—applicant fail to disclose charge, conviction or finding of guilt for relevant  
• 21A Offence—applicant fail to disclose change in relevant information  
• 22 Restriction on reapplying for registration  

PART 5--RISK ASSESSMENTS

Division 5.1--Important concepts

• 23 Meaning of risk assessment  
• 24 Meaning of criminal history  
• 25 Meaning of non-conviction information  

Division 5.2--Risk assessment guidelines

• 27 Risk assessment guidelines  
• 28 Risk assessment guidelines—content  
• 29 Risk assessment guidelines—criminal history  
• 30 Risk assessment guidelines—non-conviction information  
• 31 Risk assessment guidelines—other information  

Division 5.3--Conducting risk assessments

• 32 Risk assessments  
• 33 Commissioner may request information from an entity to conduct risk  
• 34 Independent advisors—appointment  
• 35 Independent advisors—advice  
• 36 Independent advisors—ending appointment  

Division 5.4--Negative risk assessments

• 37 Proposed negative notices  
• 38 Reconsideration of negative risk assessments  
• 39 Extensions of period for reconsideration of negative risk assessment  
• 40 Negative notices  

PART 6--REGISTRATION

Division 6.1--Registration

• 41 Registration  
• 42 Conditional registration  
• 42A Conditional registration—class A disqualifying offence  
• 42B Conditional registration—role-based registration  
• 42C Conditional registration—disqualifying offences  
• 43 Proposed conditional registration  
• 44 Reconsideration of proposed conditional registration  
• 45 Extensions of period for reconsideration of proposed conditional  
• 46 Notice of conditional registration  
• 47 Conditional registration—amendment  
• 47A Restrictions on reapplying for amendment of conditional registration  
• 48 Offences—registered person contravene condition of registration  

Division 6.3--Monitoring registered people

• 53 Commissioner may request information from entities about registered  
• 54 Additional risk assessments  
• 54A Interim conditional registration  
• 54B Offence—registered person contravene interim condition of  
• 55 Offences—registered person fail to disclose charge, conviction or finding of guilt for relevant  
• 55A Offence—applicant fail to disclose change in relevant information  
• 56 Offence—fail to notify change of name  

Division 6.4--Suspending or cancelling registration

• 56A Automatic cancellation—class A disqualifying offence  
• 57 Grounds for suspension or cancellation of registration  
• 58 Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation of registration  
• 59 Suspension or cancellation of registration  

Division 6.5--Surrendering registration

• 60 Surrendering registration  

PART 7--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

• 61 Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 7  
• 62 Reviewable decision notices  
• 63 Applications for review  

PART 7A--INFORMATION SHARING

• 63A Commissioner may give information to particular entities  
• 63B Particular entities may give information to commissioner  
• 63C Commissioner may give information to employers  

PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

• 64 Protection from liability  
• 65 Offences—use or divulge protected information  
• 66 Evidentiary certificates  
• 67 Disqualification orders  
• 68 Determination of fees  
• 71 Regulation-making power  
PART 9 TRANSITIONAL--WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) AMENDMENT ACT 2020
• 72 Meaning of commencement day—pt 9  
• 73 Foster carers  
• 74 Expiry—pt 9  
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
DICTIONARY ENDNOTES