sec.133Process for initial issue of a certificate

### sec.133 Process for initial issue of a certificate A person may apply to the chief executive to be issued with a certificate. The application must be in the approved form. The approved form may require the disclosure of any of the following— the applicant’s criminal history, domestic violence history and traffic history; the membership of the applicant’s household; information of which the applicant is aware, or that the applicant reasonably suspects, about the criminal history, domestic violence history and traffic history of each member of the applicant’s household; information about whether the applicant and each adult member of the applicant’s household either— holds a working with children authority or negative notice; or has made a working with children check application; if the applicant or an adult member of the applicant’s household holds a working with children authority—the expiry date for the authority. The application must be signed by the applicant and each adult member of the applicant’s household. Under division 7 , the chief executive may obtain information about the applicant and adult members of the applicant’s household direct from the police commissioner and the chief executive for transport. If the chief executive decides to grant the application, the chief executive must issue a certificate and give it to the applicant. The certificate may be issued subject to the reasonable conditions the chief executive considers appropriate. If it is a kinship carer certificate, it must relate only to the care of 1 child. The matters stated in the certificate must include the following— the approved carer’s name; whether the carer is an approved foster carer or approved kinship carer; for a kinship carer certificate—the name of the child for whom the carer is approved; any conditions of the certificate; the day of its issue; the day on which it is due to expire (the expiry day ). The expiry day must be— for a foster carer certificate—1 year from the day of issue; or for a kinship carer certificate—not more than 1 year from the day of issue. Subject to this Act, the certificate has effect until the expiry day. s 133 sub 2005 No. 40 s 38 (amd 2006 No. 17 s 19 (1) ) amd 2010 No. 5 s 28 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.133-ssec.1) A person may apply to the chief executive to be issued with a certificate. (sec.133-ssec.2) The application must be in the approved form. (sec.133-ssec.3) The approved form may require the disclosure of any of the following— the applicant’s criminal history, domestic violence history and traffic history; the membership of the applicant’s household; information of which the applicant is aware, or that the applicant reasonably suspects, about the criminal history, domestic violence history and traffic history of each member of the applicant’s household; information about whether the applicant and each adult member of the applicant’s household either— holds a working with children authority or negative notice; or has made a working with children check application; if the applicant or an adult member of the applicant’s household holds a working with children authority—the expiry date for the authority. (sec.133-ssec.4) The application must be signed by the applicant and each adult member of the applicant’s household. Under division 7 , the chief executive may obtain information about the applicant and adult members of the applicant’s household direct from the police commissioner and the chief executive for transport. (sec.133-ssec.5) If the chief executive decides to grant the application, the chief executive must issue a certificate and give it to the applicant. (sec.133-ssec.6) The certificate may be issued subject to the reasonable conditions the chief executive considers appropriate. (sec.133-ssec.7) If it is a kinship carer certificate, it must relate only to the care of 1 child. (sec.133-ssec.8) The matters stated in the certificate must include the following— the approved carer’s name; whether the carer is an approved foster carer or approved kinship carer; for a kinship carer certificate—the name of the child for whom the carer is approved; any conditions of the certificate; the day of its issue; the day on which it is due to expire (the expiry day ). (sec.133-ssec.9) The expiry day must be— for a foster carer certificate—1 year from the day of issue; or for a kinship carer certificate—not more than 1 year from the day of issue. (sec.133-ssec.10) Subject to this Act, the certificate has effect until the expiry day. - (a) the applicant’s criminal history, domestic violence history and traffic history; - (b) the membership of the applicant’s household; - (c) information of which the applicant is aware, or that the applicant reasonably suspects, about the criminal history, domestic violence history and traffic history of each member of the applicant’s household; - (d) information about whether the applicant and each adult member of the applicant’s household either— (i) holds a working with children authority or negative notice; or (ii) has made a working with children check application; - (i) holds a working with children authority or negative notice; or - (ii) has made a working with children check application; - (e) if the applicant or an adult member of the applicant’s household holds a working with children authority—the expiry date for the authority. - (i) holds a working with children authority or negative notice; or - (ii) has made a working with children check application; - (a) the approved carer’s name; - (b) whether the carer is an approved foster carer or approved kinship carer; - (c) for a kinship carer certificate—the name of the child for whom the carer is approved; - (d) any conditions of the certificate; - (e) the day of its issue; - (f) the day on which it is due to expire (the expiry day ). - (a) for a foster carer certificate—1 year from the day of issue; or - (b) for a kinship carer certificate—not more than 1 year from the day of issue.