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CHILD PROTECTION (WORKING WITH CHILDREN) ACT 2012 - As at 13 January 2023 - Act 51 of 2012

- As at 13 January 2023 - Act 51 of 2012

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Object of Act
  • 4 Safety, welfare and well-being of children to be paramount consideration
  • 5 Definitions
  • 5A Meaning of "reside on a property"
  • 5B Meaning of "risk to the safety of children"
  • 5C Meaning of "criminal history"

PART 2 - RESTRICTIONS ON CHILD-RELATED WORK

Division 1 - Child-related work

Division 2 - Mandatory requirements for child-related work

Division 3 - Clearances for other persons

PART 3 - WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK CLEARANCES

Division 1 - Classes of clearances

Division 2 - Applications for clearances

Division 3 - Risk assessment of applicants and holders

Division 4 - Determination of applications for clearances

  • 18 Determination of applications for clearances
  • 19 Notice of proposed refusal of application
  • 20 Notice of final decision granting or refusing clearance
  • 21. (Repealed)

Division 5 - Duration and termination of clearances

Division 6 - Working with children register

PART 4 - REVIEWS AND APPEALS

  • 26 Persons not entitled to apply for review or enabling order
  • 27 Applications to Civil and Administrative Tribunal for administrative reviews of clearance decisions
  • 28 Orders relating to disqualified and ineligible persons
  • 29 Further review of persons who obtain enabling orders
  • 30 Determination of applications and other matters

PART 5 - PROVISION OF INFORMATION

  • 31 Powers of Children's Guardian to require production of information
  • 32 Incidental disclosure of information by DPP authorised
  • 33 Notification of offences and other information
  • 33A Notification of animal cruelty offences
  • 34 Notification of information relating to criminal history for interstate child-related work screening
  • 35 Notification by reporting bodies of conduct constituting assessment requirement trigger
  • 36 Enforcement notices
  • 36A Information-sharing
  • 36AA Obtaining and sharing information--NDIS Screening Agency
  • 36B Duty to keep information up to date
  • 36D National Reference System database

PART 6 - FUNCTIONS OF CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

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