18Meaning of “reportable allegation”

18 Meaning of “reportable allegation”

18 Meaning of “reportable allegation”

(1) Reportable allegation, in relation to an employee of a Schedule 1 entity, means an allegation that the employee has engaged in conduct that may be reportable conduct, whether or not the conduct is alleged to have occurred in the course of the employee’s employment with the Schedule 1 entity.

(2) Reportable allegation, in relation to an employee of a public authority, means—

(a) if the employee holds, or is required to hold, a working with children check clearance for the purpose of employment with the public authority—an allegation that the employee has engaged in conduct that may be reportable conduct, whether or not the conduct is alleged to have occurred in the course of the employee’s employment, or

(b) if the employee is not required to hold a working with children check clearance for the purpose of employment with the public authority—an allegation that the employee has engaged in conduct that may be reportable conduct, unless the conduct is alleged to have occurred outside the course of the employee’s employment with the public authority.

(2A) Reportable allegation, in relation to an employee of a religious body, means an allegation that the employee has engaged in conduct that may be reportable conduct, whether or not the conduct is alleged to have occurred in the course of the employee’s engagement with the religious body.

(3) A reference in this Part to a reportable allegation includes an allegation in respect of conduct occurring before the commencement.

s 18: Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.9[1].