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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.141HNominee for licence
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### sec.141H Nominee for licence
This section applies to the nominee for a licence if any of the following events happen—
the nominee has made a working with children check application and the application is withdrawn;
the nominee is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence;
the nominee must, under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 323 , notify the chief executive (employment screening) of a change in police information under that Act;
the nominee becomes aware a working with children check application made by a relevant person for the licence is withdrawn;
the nominee becomes aware a relevant person for the licence—
is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence; or
is issued with a negative notice.
The nominee must, immediately after the event happens, give the chief executive written notice of the event.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
For an event mentioned in subsection (1) (d) or (e) , the notice must state—
the relevant person’s name and date of birth; and
if the person holds a working with children authority—the registration number for the person’s working with children card.
In this section—
relevant person , for a licence, means—
a person responsible for directly managing a licensed care service operated under the licence; or
a person who is performing a risk-assessed role for a licensed care service operated under the licence.
s 141H ins 2005 No. 40 s 51 (amd 2006 No. 17 s 24 (2) )
amd 2008 No. 18 s 51 sch ; 2010 No. 5 s 41 ; 2014 No. 28 s 14 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2022 No. 7 ss 51, 132 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 (2) sch 4 pt 2
(sec.141H-ssec.1) This section applies to the nominee for a licence if any of the following events happen— the nominee has made a working with children check application and the application is withdrawn; the nominee is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence; the nominee must, under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 323 , notify the chief executive (employment screening) of a change in police information under that Act; the nominee becomes aware a working with children check application made by a relevant person for the licence is withdrawn; the nominee becomes aware a relevant person for the licence— is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence; or is issued with a negative notice.
(sec.141H-ssec.2) The nominee must, immediately after the event happens, give the chief executive written notice of the event. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.141H-ssec.3) For an event mentioned in subsection (1) (d) or (e) , the notice must state— the relevant person’s name and date of birth; and if the person holds a working with children authority—the registration number for the person’s working with children card.
(sec.141H-ssec.4) In this section— relevant person , for a licence, means— a person responsible for directly managing a licensed care service operated under the licence; or a person who is performing a risk-assessed role for a licensed care service operated under the licence.
- (a) the nominee has made a working with children check application and the application is withdrawn;
- (b) the nominee is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence;
- (c) the nominee must, under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , section 323 , notify the chief executive (employment screening) of a change in police information under that Act;
- (d) the nominee becomes aware a working with children check application made by a relevant person for the licence is withdrawn;
- (e) the nominee becomes aware a relevant person for the licence— (i) is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence; or (ii) is issued with a negative notice.
- (i) is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence; or
- (ii) is issued with a negative notice.
- (i) is charged with a disqualifying offence or convicted of a serious offence; or
- (ii) is issued with a negative notice.
- (a) the relevant person’s name and date of birth; and
- (b) if the person holds a working with children authority—the registration number for the person’s working with children card.
- (a) a person responsible for directly managing a licensed care service operated under the licence; or
- (b) a person who is performing a risk-assessed role for a licensed care service operated under the licence.