DISABILITY SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION (WORKER SCREENING) AMENDMENT ACT 2020 - As at 11 December 2020 - Act 39 of 2020
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Act amended
- 4 Amendment of s 6 (Objects of Act)
- 5 Amendment of s 7 (How objects are mainly achieved)
- 6 Amendment of s 12 (What are disability services)
- 7 Insertion of new s 12A
- 8 Amendment of s 13 (Meaning of service provider)
- 9 Replacement of ss 15–16A
- 10 Amendment of s 18 (Principle that people with a disability have the same human rights as others)
- 11 Replacement of pt 5 (Screening of particular persons engaged by department or particular service providers)
- 12 Amendment of s 139 (Purpose of pt 6)
- 13 Amendment of s 140 (Application of part)
- 14 Replacement of s 205 (Positive notice card is evidence of holding positive notice)
- 15 Amendment of s 206 (Indictable and summary offences)
- 16 Amendment of s 207 (Proceedings for indictable offences)
- 17 Amendment of s 216 (Application of division)
- 18 Amendment of s 222 (Establishment of Ministerial advisory committees)
- 19 Replacement of s 227 (Confidentiality of information about criminal history and related information)
- 20 Amendment of s 228 (Confidentiality of other information)
- 21 Amendment of s 229 (Power to require information or documents)
- 22 Omission of s 232 (Chief executive may enter into arrangement about giving and receiving information with police commissioner)
- 23 Amendment of s 239 (Regulation-making power)
- 24 Insertion of new pt 9, div 13
- 25 Replacement of sch 2 (Current serious offences)
- 26 Amendment of sch 3 (Repealed or expired serious offences)
- 27 Replacement of sch 4 (Current disqualifying offences)
- 28 Amendment of sch 5 (Repealed or expired disqualifying offences)
- 29 Amendment of sch 8 (Dictionary)
- 30 Act amended
- 31 Amendment of s 175 (Clearance required to employ person in regulated employment)
- 32 Amendment of s 176A (Person prohibited from regulated employment without clearance)
- 33 Amendment of s 176C (Exemption required to employ police officer or registered teacher in regulated employment)
- 34 Amendment of s 176E (Police officer or registered teacher prohibited from regulated employment without exemption)
- 35 Amendment of s 176H (Definitions for division)
- 36 Insertion of new s 187A
- 37 Insertion of new s 190A
- 38 Insertion of new s 193A
- 39 Insertion of new s 196A
- 40 Amendment of s 198 (Deemed withdrawal—failure to comply with particular requests)
- 41 Amendment of s 221 (Deciding application—no conviction or conviction etc. for non-serious offence)
- 42 Amendment of s 223 (Deciding application—negative notice cancelled or holder of eligibility declaration)
- 43 Amendment of s 226 (Deciding exceptional case if conviction or charge)
- 44 Amendment of s 228 (Deciding exceptional case if disciplinary information exists)
- 45 Amendment of s 229 (Chief executive to invite submissions from person about particular information)
- 46 Replacement of s 231 (Term of clearance and negative notice)
- 47 Amendment of s 283 (Deciding application—police officer if further screening not required)
- 48 Amendment of s 284 (Deciding application—registered teacher if further screening not required)
- 49 Replacement of s 289 (Term of exemption and negative notice)
- 50 Amendment of s 304A (Cancelling authority because of subsequent information)
- 51 Replacement of s 344 (Chief executive must give information about particular holders to chief executive (disability services))
- 52 Insertion of new s 344C
- 53 Omission of s 345 (Use of information obtained under this chapter about a person)
- 54 Amendment of s 350 (Holder must notify change and pay prescribed application fee—volunteer or business carried on other than for financial reward)
- 55 Amendment of s 384 (Confidentiality of police, disciplinary and mental health information)
- 56 Replacement of s 385 (Confidentiality of other information)
- 57 Amendment of s 395 (Reports by chief executive)
- 58 Amendment of s 401 (Regulation-making power)
- 59 Replacement of ch 11, pt 20 (Transitional provision for Disability Services and Other Legislation (NDIS) Amendment Act 2019)
- 60 Amendment of sch 1, s 6 (Health, counselling and support services)
- 61 Insertion of new sch 1, s 6A
- 62 Amendment of sch 1, s 16 (Health, counselling and support services)
- 63 Insertion of new sch 1, s 16A
- 64 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)
PART 4 - AMENDMENT OF OTHER LEGISLATION
- 65 Act amended
- 66 Amendment of s 93AA (Unauthorised possession of, or dealing in, s 93A criminal statements)
- 67 Act amended
- 68 Replacement of ch 23, pt 1A, hdg (Provision for Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000)
- 69 Insertion of new s 789B
PART 5 - MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
