WORKING WITH CHILDREN (RISK MANAGEMENT AND SCREENING) ACT 2000 - As at 1 February 2024 - Act 60 of 2000

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 4 Act binds all persons
4A. (Repealed)
• 5 Object of Act
• 6 Principles for administering this Act
• 7 Act applies despite the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986
• 8 Chief executive’s main functions

PART 2 - INTERPRETATION

• 9 Dictionary
• 10 What is employment
• 11 What is employment when education provider arranges trainee student to carry out work for someone else
• 12 Matters about particular regulated employment relating to care of children
• 13 Who is a volunteer
• 14 Executive officers of a corporation carrying on a regulated business
• 15 What is a serious offence
• 16 What is a disqualifying offence
• 17 Who is a disqualified person
• 18 Who is a relevant disqualified person
• 19 Meaning of interstate working with children check application, interstate working with children authority and related terms
• 20 Meaning of adverse interstate WWC decision and related terms

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 2 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 3 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 4 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 5 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 6 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 7 - REGULATED EMPLOYMENT AND REGULATED BUSINESSES

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 156 Regulated employment
• 157 Regulated businesses
• 158 Declaration relating to exemption to category of regulated employment
• 159 Declaration relating to exemption to category of regulated business
160. (Repealed)

PART 2 - (Repealed)

PART 3 - RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

• 171 Risk management strategies about persons employed in regulated employment
• 172 Risk management strategies about regulated businesses

PART 4 - SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 173 Requirements for employer giving notice about employing person

Division 2 - Requirement for working with children clearance

• 174 Application of division
• 175 Clearance required to employ person in regulated employment
• 176 Employing person with suspended clearance prohibited
• 176A Person prohibited from regulated employment without clearance
• 176B Clearance required to carry on regulated business

Division 3 - Requirement for working with children exemption for police officers and registered teachers

• 176C Exemption required to employ police officer or registered teacher in regulated employment
• 176D Employing police officer or registered teacher with suspended authority prohibited
• 176E Police officer or registered teacher prohibited from regulated employment without exemption
• 176F Exemption required for regulated employment if previous application withdrawn
• 176G Exemption required for police officer or registered teacher to carry on regulated business

Division 4 - Restricted persons prohibited from restricted employment

• 176H Definitions for division
• 176I Employing restricted person in restricted employment prohibited
• 176J Restricted person prohibited from starting or continuing in restricted employment

CHAPTER 8 - WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS AND AUTHORITIES

PART 1 - RESTRICTIONS ON MAKING WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK APPLICATIONS

Division 1 - Prohibited applications

• 176K Application by disqualified person prohibited
• 176L Application by negative notice holder prohibited

Division 2 - Eligibility declaration

• 177 Purpose of div 2
• 178 Application for an eligibility declaration
• 179 Notice of change of name and contact details in eligibility application
• 180 Chief executive’s decision on eligibility application
• 181 Eligibility declaration taken to have been issued
• 182 Chief executive may request further information
183. (Repealed) 184. (Repealed)
• 185 When eligibility declaration ends
• 186 Reversal of decision refusing an eligibility declaration

PART 2 - WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK APPLICATIONS

• 187 Who may apply
• 187A Application combined with disability worker screening application
• 188 Form of application
• 189 No application fee for volunteers
• 190 Chief executive may request further information
• 190A Chief executive may request further information for combined application
• 191 Working with children authority continues in force pending decision
• 192 Effect of application by disqualified person
• 193 Effect of application by negative notice holder
• 193A Effect of interim bar imposed by chief executive (disability services)

PART 3 - WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION

• 194 Application of part
• 195 Notice of withdrawal
• 196 Withdrawal by applicant
• 196A Withdrawal of combined application
• 197 Deemed withdrawal—identity can not be established
• 198 Deemed withdrawal—failure to comply with particular requests
• 199 Deemed withdrawal—applicant charged with serious offence or disqualifying offence etc.
• 200 Deemed withdrawal—applicant no longer police officer or registered teacher
• 201 Deemed withdrawal—adverse interstate WWC decision in effect

PART 4 - WORKING WITH CHILDREN CLEARANCES

Division 3 - (Repealed)

Division 4 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - (Repealed)

Division 6 - (Repealed)

Division 7 - (Repealed)

Division 8 - (Repealed)

Division 9 - Deciding application

• 219 Application of division
• 220 Deciding application—generally
• 221 Deciding application—no relevant information or conviction etc. for non-serious offence
• 222 Deciding application—previous holder of working with children exemption
• 223 Deciding application—negative notice cancelled or holder of eligibility declaration
• 224 Issuing notice to relevant disqualified person
• 225 Deciding application—person no longer relevant disqualified person or convicted of serious offence
• 226 Deciding exceptional case if conviction or charge
• 227 Deciding exceptional case if investigative information exists
• 228 Deciding exceptional case if other relevant information exists
• 229 Chief executive to invite submissions from person about particular information
• 230 Chief executive to be notified of change in particular information
• 231 Term of clearance
• 231A Term of negative notice

Division 10 - Steps after application decided

• 232 Application of division
• 232A Issuing working with children card
• 233 Additional information to be given if negative notice issued
• 234 Persons to be notified of decision
• 235 Public sector entity to be given particular advice

Division 11 - (Repealed)

Division 12 - (Repealed)

Division 13 - Persons who are police officers or registered teachers

• 247 Clearances held by police officers and registered teachers

PART 5 - WORKING WITH CHILDREN EXEMPTIONS

Division 1 - (Repealed)

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - (Repealed)

Division 4 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - (Repealed)

Division 6 - (Repealed)

Division 7 - (Repealed)

Division 8 - Deciding application

• 281 Application of division
• 282 Deciding application—generally
• 283 Deciding application—police officer if further screening not required
• 284 Deciding application—registered teacher if further screening not required
• 285 Deciding application if ss 283 and 284 do not apply
• 286 Obtaining advice from police commissioner
• 287 Obtaining advice from college of teachers
• 288 Chief executive to be notified of change in particular information
• 289 Term of exemption
• 289A Term of negative notice

Division 9 - Steps after application decided

• 290 Application of division
• 290A Issuing working with children card for exemption
• 291 Additional information to be given if negative notice issued
• 292 Notifiable person to be notified of decision
• 293 Public sector entity to be given particular advice

Division 10 - (Repealed)

Division 11 - (Repealed)

PART 5A - SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN AUTHORITY

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 294 Chief executive’s decisions under this part

Division 2 - Suspension of working with children authority

• 295 Application of division
• 296 Chief executive must suspend authority
• 297 Notifiable persons and potential employers notified about suspension
• 298 Effect of suspension of working with children authority
• 299 When suspension of authority ends
• 300 Chief executive’s decision about suspended authority
• 301 Chief executive decides to cancel suspended authority
• 302 Chief executive decides not to cancel suspended authority

Division 3 - Cancelling working with children authority by chief executive

• 303 Cancelling authority if relevant disqualified person
• 303A Cancelling authority if adverse interstate WWC decision
• 304 Cancelling authority issued because of wrong or incomplete information
• 304A Cancelling authority because of subsequent information
• 304B Action after decision
• 304C Notifiable persons and potential employers notified about cancellation

Division 4 - Cancelling working with children authority on holder’s request

• 304D Request to cancel working with children authority
• 304E Cancellation of working with children authority
• 304F Notifiable persons and potential employers notified about cancellation

Division 5 - Cancelling negative notice on holder’s request

• 304G Application to cancel negative notice
• 304H Form of application
• 304I Deciding application

Division 6 - Other cancellation of negative notice

• 304J Chief executive may act on own initiative or application
• 304K No longer relevant disqualified person
• 304L Negative notice issued because of wrong or incomplete information
• 304M Subsequent information
• 304N Action after making decision

Division 7 - Return of working with children card

• 304O Requirement to return suspended card
• 304P Requirement to return cancelled card

PART 6 - PROVISIONS ABOUT OBTAINING OR DEALING WITH INFORMATION

Division 1 - Investigative information

• 305 Police commissioner may decide that information about a person is investigative information
• 306 Police commissioner not to delegate power under s 305
• 307 Appeal against police commissioner’s decision that information is investigative information
• 308 Court to decide matters afresh
• 309 Consequence of decision on appeal

Division 2 - Obtaining information from police commissioner

• 310 Application of division
• 311 Chief executive may ask police commissioner for information
• 312 Police commissioner to comply with request
• 313 Information to be given about relevant disqualified person
• 314 Information to be given about person subject of application for disqualification order or offender prohibition order
• 315 Police commissioner to notify person about investigative information given about the person
• 315A Chief executive’s request for domestic violence information about person
• 316 Use of information given to police commissioner
• 317 Notice of change in police information about a person

Division 3 - Obtaining police information from other State entities

• 318 Obtaining information from director of public prosecutions
• 319 Obtaining information from chief executive (corrective services)

Division 4 - Obtaining information from interstate police commissioner, working with children check national reference system or interstate screening unit

• 320 Requesting further information about interstate convictions and charges
• 320A Obtaining information from working with children check national reference system
• 320B Requesting information from other interstate screening units

Division 5 - Changes in information or status

• 321 Acquiring police information
• 322 Effect of conviction for serious offence
• 323 Notice of change in police information
324. (Repealed) 325. (Repealed)
• 326 Police commissioner to advise chief executive if person ceases to be police officer
• 327 Effect of person ceasing to be police officer
• 328 Effect of person ceasing to be registered teacher

Division 6 - Obtaining report about person’s mental health

• 329 Application of div 6
• 330 Chief executive may request person to undergo examination by registered health practitioner etc.
• 331 Nominating registered health practitioner to conduct examination
• 332 Registered health practitioner obtaining information from Mental Health Court
• 333 Registered health practitioner obtaining information from Mental Health Review Tribunal
• 334 Use of information obtained from Mental Health Court or Mental Health Review Tribunal
• 335 Chief executive may obtain report about person’s mental health from registered health practitioner
• 336 Chief executive to bear medical costs

Division 7 - Obtaining other information about person’s mental health

• 337 Chief executive may obtain particular information from Mental Health Court
• 338 Chief executive may obtain particular information from Mental Health Review Tribunal

Division 8 - Giving information to police commissioner and other State entities

• 340 Chief executive must give police commissioner a person’s current address
• 341 Giving other information to police commissioner
• 342 Chief executive must give information about particular persons to accreditation board
• 343 Chief executive must give information about particular persons to college of teachers
• 344 Giving information to chief executive (disability services)

Division 9 - Giving information to notifiable persons, authorised entities and self-managed NDIS participants etc.

• 344AA Chief executive to give notice to notifiable persons etc. about a change in police information
• 344A Chief executive may give authorised entities particular information
• 344B Use of information obtained under s 344A about a person
• 344C Notifying self-managed NDIS participant about particular matters
345. (Repealed)

Division 10 - Giving information to ACC and interstate screening units

• 345A Application of division
• 345B Giving information to ACC
• 345C Giving information to interstate screening units

Division 11 - Guidelines for dealing with information

• 346 Guidelines for dealing with information

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Replacement card

• 347 Replacement of lost or stolen card
• 348 Replacement card for change of name or contact details
• 348A Requirement to return replaced card

Division 1A - Change in regulated employment or regulated business

• 349 Holder must notify change of regulated employment or regulated business
• 350 Holder must notify change and pay prescribed application fee—volunteer or business carried on other than for financial reward

Division 1B - Holder of working with children exemption stops being police officer or registered teacher

• 350A Holder and notifiable persons notified about expiry of working with children exemption
• 350B Effect of negative notice if holder no longer police officer or registered teacher

Division 2 - Offences relating to false or misleading information

• 351 False or misleading disclosure
• 352 False or misleading documents

Division 3 - Review and appeal

• 353 Definitions for div 3
• 354 Person may apply for review of chapter 8 reviewable decision
• 354A Stay of operation of particular decisions on application for review
• 355 Effect of applicant for a review becoming a disqualified person

Division 4 - Other miscellaneous provisions

• 356 Compliance with requirement to end, or not start, a person’s regulated employment
• 357 Disqualification order
(Repealed)

CHAPTER 8A - REGISTER OF REGULATED PERSONS WHO PROVIDE HOME-BASED CARE SERVICES

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 357A Definitions for chapter
• 357B Meaning of home-based care service
• 357C Meaning of regulated person
• 357D Meaning of associated adult of a regulated person
• 357E Who is an authorised user

PART 2 - REGISTER

• 357F Register of regulated persons who provide home-based care service to children
• 357G Contents of the register
• 357H Access to register
• 357I Use, disclosure and giving of access to confidential information

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - (Repealed)

PART 5 - (Repealed)

PART 6 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 9 - PROVISIONS ABOUT QCAT PROCEEDINGS

PART 1 - QCAT PROCEEDINGS ABOUT CHILD-RELATED EMPLOYMENT REVIEW

• 358 Definitions for pt 1
• 359 Application of pt 1
• 360 Principle for reviewing child-related employment decision
• 361 Proceeding must always be held in private
• 362 Applications on behalf of children
• 363 Withdrawal of application for review
• 364 Children must not be compelled to give evidence
• 365 Children giving evidence
• 366 Questioning of children
• 367 Provisions for QCAT child-related employment reviews

PART 2 - QCAT TO GIVE STATISTICAL INFORMATION TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE

• 368 QCAT’s principal registrar to give statistical information to chief executive
(Repealed)

CHAPTER 10 - GENERAL

PART 1 - (Repealed)

PART 2 - WHEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAY GIVE NOTICE OTHER THAN IN WRITING

• 371 Application of pt 2
• 372 Person asks for notice other than in writing
• 373 Written notice inappropriate
• 374 Chief executive must keep record

PART 3 - EVIDENCE AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

• 375 Working with children card is evidence of authority
• 376 Evidentiary provisions
• 377 Indictable and summary offences
• 378 Proceedings for indictable offences
• 379 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence proceedings
• 380 Proceeding for offences
• 381 When proceeding may start
382. (Repealed) 383. (Repealed)

PART 4 - CONFIDENTIALITY

• 384 Confidentiality of protected information
• 385 Confidentiality of other information
386. (Repealed)

PART 5 - (Repealed)

PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 390 Meaning of parent
391. (Repealed) 392. (Repealed)
• 393 Protection from liability
394. (Repealed)
• 395 Reports by chief executive
396. (Repealed)
• 397 Chief executive may enter into arrangement about giving and receiving information with police commissioner
• 398 Chief executive may enter into arrangement with chief executive (child safety)
• 398A Chief executive may arrange for use of information system
• 399 Delegation by chief executive
• 400 Approved forms
• 401 Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 11 - TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS

PART 1 - REPEAL

• 402 Repeal of Children’s Commissioner and Children’s Services Appeals Tribunals Act 1996

PART 2 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS ON REPEAL OF CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES APPEALS TRIBUNALS ACT 1996

• 403 Meaning of commencing day
• 404 Commissioner
• 405 Continuation of commission and staff
• 406 Continuation of certain complaints
• 407 Official visitors

PART 3 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR AMENDMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 1992

• 408 Official visitors

PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CHILD CARE ACT 2002

• 409 Meaning of commencement day
• 410 Carrying on licensed child care service
• 411 Carrying on other regulated child care business
• 412 Employment in child care

PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION (STUDENT PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ACT 2003

• 413 Definitions for pt 5
• 414 Outstanding applications for suitability notice
• 415 Employment mentioned in sch 1, s 6A
• 416 Carrying on business mentioned in sch 1, s 11

PART 6 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CHILD SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2004

• 417 Commissioner
• 418 Commission
• 419 Child deaths
• 420 References to child safety department
• 421 First report under s 89ZA

PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILD GUARDIAN AMENDMENT ACT 2004

• 422 Volunteers
• 423 Application of amendment of sch 1 to particular employment
• 424 Employment that becomes regulated employment other than employment mentioned in s 189(1)
• 425 Carrying on regulated business
• 426 Provision because of the definition serious offence
• 427 Issue of positive notice blue card before commencement
• 428 Charge for excluding offence not to apply to particular holders of positive notices
• 429 References to suitability notice

PART 8 - FURTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILD GUARDIAN AMENDMENT ACT 2004

• 430 Definitions for pt 8
• 431 Main purpose of pt 8
• 432 Circumstances, after commencement, in which pre-amended Act applies to outstanding relevant application
• 433 Circumstances, after commencement, in which this Act applies to outstanding relevant application
• 434 Relevant applications dealt with before commencement
• 435 Application of ss 122 and 122A in particular circumstances
• 436 Circumstances, after commencement, relating to ss 118 and 119 of pre-amended Act
• 437 Circumstances, before commencement, relating to ss 118 and 119 of pre-amended Act
• 438 Circumstances where pre-amended Act applies to application for review made before commencement
• 439 Circumstances where this Act applies to notices issued before the commencement
• 440 References to prescribed notice

PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CHILD SAFETY (CARERS) AMENDMENT ACT 2006

• 441 Definition for pt 9
• 442 Regulated employment—volunteers
• 443 Regulated employment—other persons
• 444 Carrying on regulated business
• 445 Particular certificates of approval under Child Protection Act 1999
• 446 Particular licences under Child Protection Act 1999

PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL AND VALIDATION PROVISIONS FOR COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILD GUARDIAN AMENDMENT ACT 2007

• 447 Definitions for pt 10
• 448 Continuing employment in health, counselling or support services
• 449 Carrying on regulated business providing health, counselling or support services
• 450 Applications and decisions made before the commencing day relating to health, counselling or support services

PART 11 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILD GUARDIAN AND ANOTHER ACT AMENDMENT ACT 2008

• 451 Definition for pt 11
• 452 Applications by disqualified persons who are not relevant disqualified persons
• 453 Applications by relevant disqualified persons
• 454 Applications by persons who are not disqualified persons
• 455 Existing applications for review or appeal
• 456 Positive notices held by disqualified persons who are not relevant disqualified persons
• 457 Positive notices held by relevant disqualified persons
• 458 Continuation if commissioner acting on own initiative
• 459 Notice by commissioner of withdrawal of application under this part
• 460 Notice by commissioner of cancellation of positive notice under this part
• 461 Application of ss 120B, 120C and 120D
• 462 Application of s 120E
• 463 No retrospective criminal liability

PART 12 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR CRIMINAL CODE AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2008

• 464 References in schs 2 and 4 to Criminal Code offence

PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY SCREENING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 465 Definitions for pt 13

Division 2 - Transitional provisions relating to chapter 8

• 466 Existing applications for prescribed notice about employment that is no longer regulated employment
• 467 Existing applications for prescribed notice about a business that is no longer a regulated business
• 468 Existing applications for prescribed notice about person convicted of new disqualifying offence
• 469 Existing applications for prescribed notice about new relevant disqualified person
• 470 Other existing applications for prescribed notice
• 471 Existing positive notices held by new relevant disqualified person because of interim order
• 472 Existing positive notices held by other new relevant disqualified persons
• 473 Other existing positive notices and positive notice blue cards
• 474 Existing negative notices
• 475 Application of ch 8 to police officers and registered teachers
• 476 Application of ch 8 to disability services regulated employment
• 477 Application of ch 8 to disability services regulated businesses
• 478 Application of ch 8 to new local government regulated employment
• 479 Application of ch 8 to new local government regulated business
• 480 Employing persons in other new regulated employment
• 481 Carrying on other new regulated business
• 482 Effect of conviction for serious offence
• 483 Existing applications to cancel negative notice
• 484 Existing suspensions of positive notice
• 485 Continuation if commissioner acting on own initiative
• 486 Effect of conviction or charge for new disqualifying offence
• 487 Replacement of positive notice or positive notice blue card
• 488 Existing eligibility application by new relevant disqualified person
• 489 Other existing eligibility applications
• 490 Existing decisions on eligibility applications
• 491 Existing reviews and appeals by new disqualified person
• 492 Other existing reviews and appeals
• 493 Person may apply for a review of a decision
• 494 Police commissioner’s decision that information is investigative information
• 495 Appeals against police commissioner’s decision that information is investigative information
• 496 Notice about withdrawal of application or negative notice
• 497 Dealing with information
• 498 Disqualification orders for acts done or omissions made before commencement

Division 3 - Transitional provisions relating to previous part 7

• 499 Notice about change in criminal history not given at the commencement
• 500 Request for prescribed police information not complied with at the commencement
• 501 Particular prescribed police information obtained but not used before commencement
• 502 Notice not given by prosecuting authority at the commencement
• 503 Use of particular information obtained before commencement

Division 4 - Other transitional provision

• 504 References to Youth Justice Act 1992

PART 14 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2010

• 505 Application of s 349
• 506 Application of s 350
• 507 Fee not payable under s 350 if a fee previously paid
• 508 Persons being considered for engagement by the commission at the commencement

PART 15 - PROVISION FOR HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGISTRATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013

• 509 Application of ch 8 to former registered health practitioners

PART 16 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CRIMINAL LAW (CHILD EXPLOITATION AND DANGEROUS DRUGS) AMENDMENT ACT 2013

Division 1 - Interpretation

• 510 Definitions for pt 16

Division 2 - Eligibility applications and eligibility declarations

• 511 Existing eligibility application
• 512 Current eligibility declaration for new relevant disqualified person
• 513 Current eligibility declaration for person charged with new disqualifying offence or convicted of new serious offence
• 514 Other eligibility declarations
• 515 Existing application for reversal of decision refusing an eligibility declaration

Division 3 - Prescribed notice applications and prescribed notices

• 516 Existing prescribed notice application by new relevant disqualified person
• 517 Existing prescribed notice application if person charged with new disqualifying offence or is new disqualified person but not new relevant disqualified person
• 518 Other existing prescribed notice applications
• 519 Current positive notice for new relevant disqualified person
• 520 Current positive notice for new disqualified person other than new relevant disqualified person
• 521 Other current positive notices

Division 4 - Exemption notice applications and exemption notices

• 522 Existing exemption notice application by new relevant disqualified person
• 523 Existing exemption notice application if person charged with new disqualifying offence or is new disqualified person but not new relevant disqualified person
• 524 Other existing exemption notice applications
• 525 Current positive exemption notice for new relevant disqualified person
• 526 Current positive exemption notice for person other than new relevant disqualified person

Division 5 - Existing applications for cancellation or ending suspension of prescribed notices and exemption notices

• 527 Existing application to cancel negative notice
• 528 Existing application to cancel negative exemption notice
• 529 Existing application to end suspension of positive notice for person other than new relevant disqualified person
• 530 Existing application to end suspension of positive exemption notice for person other than new relevant disqualified person

Division 6 - Reviews and appeals

• 531 Undecided reviews and appeals by new disqualified persons
• 532 Review of chapter 8 reviewable decision about new disqualified person
• 533 Appeal by new disqualified person against decision of QCAT on review of chapter 8 reviewable decision
• 534 Existing appeal by commissioner against decision of QCAT on review of chapter 8 reviewable decision
• 535 Appeal by commissioner against decision of QCAT on review of chapter 8 reviewable decision
• 536 Existing reviews and appeals against chapter 8 reviewable decisions by persons other than new disqualified persons
• 537 Review of chapter 8 reviewable decision about person other than new disqualified person

Division 7 - Miscellaneous

• 538 Commissioner acting on own initiative
• 539 Disqualification orders for acts done or omissions made before commencement
• 540 Effect of conviction or charge for new disqualifying offence or new serious offence

PART 17 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CHILD PROTECTION REFORM AMENDMENT ACT 2014

• 541 Definitions for pt 17
• 542 Meaning of current
• 543 Office holders and entities under former provisions
• 544 Complaints under former ch 4
• 545 Child death case reviews under former ch 6
• 546 Screening under ch 8 or 8A
• 547 Current proceedings relating to ch 8 or 8A

PART 18 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BUSINESS AGENCY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016

• 548 Applications and notices

PART 19 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN (RISK MANAGEMENT AND SCREENING) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 549 Definitions for part

Division 2 - Application of particular provisions before changes to employment screening

• 550 Particular references in ch 8A during transition period
• 551 Stay of operation of particular decisions of QCAT
• 552 New regulated employment
• 552A Effect of pre-commencement charge for serious offence
• 552B Applicant in paid employment convicted of serious offence

Division 3 - New serious offences and disqualifying offences

• 553 Definitions for division
• 553A Effect of conviction or charge for new serious offence
• 554 Effect of conviction or charge for new disqualifying offence
• 554A Effect of conviction for new disqualifying offence on existing positive notice or positive exemption notice
• 555 Existing eligibility application
• 556 Expiry of eligibility declaration for new disqualifying offence
• 557 Existing prescribed notice applications and exemption notice applications
• 558 Existing positive notice or positive exemption notice held by person convicted of new serious offence or new disqualifying offence
• 559 Existing application to cancel negative notice or negative exemption notice
• 560 Existing application to cancel suspended positive notice or positive exemption notice
• 561 Undecided reviews and appeals by new disqualified persons
• 562 Review of chapter 8 reviewable decision about new disqualified person
• 563 Appeal by new disqualified person against QCAT decision
• 564 Existing appeal by chief executive against QCAT decision
• 565 Existing right of appeal by chief executive against QCAT decision

Division 4 - Changes to employment screening

• 566 Definitions for division
Subdivision 2 - Existing eligibility declarations, prescribed notices, exemption notices and related applications
• 567 Existing eligibility application or eligibility declaration
• 568 Existing prescribed notice application
• 568A Transitioning to issuing working with children card for clearance that includes holder’s photograph
• 569 Existing positive notice and positive notice blue card
• 570 Existing negative prescribed notice
• 571 Existing exemption notice application
• 571A Transitioning to issuing working with children card for exemption that includes holder’s photograph
• 572 Existing positive exemption notice and positive exemption notice card
• 573 Expiry of transitioned positive exemption notice
• 574 Existing negative exemption notice
• 575 Existing application to cancel positive notice or positive exemption notice
• 576 Existing application to cancel negative notice or negative exemption notice
• 577 Existing application to cancel suspended positive notice or positive exemption notice
Subdivision 3 - Reviews and appeals
• 578 Reviews not started on commencement
• 579 Appeals not started on commencement
• 580 Undecided reviews and appeals
Subdivision 4 - Other transitional provisions
• 581 Definitions for subdivision
• 582 Things done before commencement in relation to eligibility declaration, prescribed notice or exemption notice
• 583 Obligations or powers arising before commencement in relation to eligibility declaration, prescribed notice or exemption notice
• 584 Existing employer notices about employment or proposed employment of a person
• 585 Existing orders under s 357
• 586 Particular references in Act or document
• 587 Application withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn before commencement
• 588 Continuing obligation of confidentiality

Division 5 - Transitional regulation-making power

• 589 (Expired)

PART 20 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR DISABILITY SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION (WORKER SCREENING) AMENDMENT ACT 2020

• 590 New regulated employment
• 591 New regulated business
• 592 Information that may be given under section 344
• 593 Continuing obligation of confidentiality

PART 21 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CHILD PROTECTION REFORM AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022

• 594 Definition for part
• 595 Existing application
• 596 Proposed decision under ch 8, pt 5A
• 597 Reviews and appeals
• 598 New regulated employment
• 599 New regulated businesses
• 600 Effect of adverse interstate WWC decision made before commencement on existing authority
• 601 Information that may be given under ss 345B and 345C
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
• SCHEDULE 4
• SCHEDULE 5
• SCHEDULE 6
• SCHEDULE 6A
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