DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 296 Continuing engagement of volunteers
DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 296
Continuing engagement of volunteers296 Continuing engagement of volunteers
(1) This section applies if—(a) immediately before the commencement, a person was engaged by a funded non-government service provider at a service outlet of the service provider as a volunteer; and(b) at the commencement—(i) the person does not have a current positive notice; and(ii) there is a current prescribed notice application about the person.
(2) The funded non-government service provider—(a) may continue to engage the person in the regulated engagement even though the person does not have a current positive notice; and(b) does not commit an offence against section 68 for the continued engagement.
(3) Subsection (2) applies until the earlier of the following—(a) 12 months after the commencement;(b) the funded non-government service provider is given a notice by the chief executive that a negative notice has been issued to the person or the application is withdrawn.