13ABTermination of applications for clearances

#### 13AB Termination of applications for clearances 13AB Termination of applications for clearances > > (1) The Children’s Guardian may terminate an application for a working with children check clearance if— > > > > > (a) the applicant fails to provide, or incorrectly provides, the applicant’s— > > > > > > > (i) full name, or > > > > > > > (ii) former name, or > > > > > > > (iii) known aliases, or > > > > > (b) the application is a duplicate application. > > > (2) The Children’s Guardian must terminate an application for a working with children check clearance if notified of the death of the applicant. > > > (3) The grounds for terminating an application for a clearance under this section are in addition to other grounds on which the Children’s Guardian may terminate an application under this Act. > > > (4) The Children’s Guardian must, as soon as practicable after terminating an application, give written notice of the termination to— > > > > > (a) for an application terminated under subsection (1)—the applicant, and > > > > > (b) for an application terminated under subsection (1)(a) or (2)—each person the Children’s Guardian reasonably believes to be a notifiable person in relation to the applicant. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > duplicate application means an application made by an applicant for a class of clearance for which the applicant has made a previous application not yet determined. > > **s 13AB:** Ins 2022 No 34, Sch 1\[2\].