Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012
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26 Definitions
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In this part—
affected person, for a reviewable decision, means any of the following persons—
(a) for a decision to refuse a working with children check clearance—the applicant for the clearance,
(b) for a decision to cancel a working with children check clearance—the person who held the clearance before the clearance was cancelled,
(c) for a decision to impose an interim bar that has been in effect for more than 6 months—the person subject to the interim bar.
applicant—see section 30B(1).
disqualification reassessment—see section 30B(1).
internal review—see section 28(1).
internal review decision means a decision made under this part on an application for internal review of a reviewable decision.
reviewable decision means any of the following decisions—
(a) a decision to refuse a working with children check clearance,
(b) a decision to cancel a working with children check clearance,
(c) a decision to impose an interim bar, if the interim bar has been in effect for more than 6 months.
s 26: Subst 2015 No 29, Sch 2 [30]. Am 2015 No 58, Sch 2.4; 2016 No 56, Sch 1 [6]–[8]; 2017 No 53, Sch 4.6; 2018 No 33, Sch 5.2 [1]–[4]; 2021 No 45, Sch 2[1]. Subst 2025 No 56, Sch 1[10].