Disability Services Act 2006
sec.296Continuing engagement of volunteers
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sec.296 Continuing engagement of volunteers
This section applies if— immediately before the commencement, a person was engaged by a funded non-government service provider at a service outlet of the service provider as a volunteer; and at the commencement— the person does not have a current positive notice; and there is a current prescribed notice application about the person. The funded non-government service provider— may continue to engage the person in the regulated engagement even though the person does not have a current positive notice; and does not commit an offence against section 68 for the continued engagement. Subsection (2) applies until the earlier of the following— 12 months after the commencement; the funded non-government service provider is given a notice by the chief executive that a negative notice has been issued to the person or the application is withdrawn. s 296 ins 2010 No. 5 s 156 (sec.296-ssec.1) This section applies if— immediately before the commencement, a person was engaged by a funded non-government service provider at a service outlet of the service provider as a volunteer; and at the commencement— the person does not have a current positive notice; and there is a current prescribed notice application about the person. (sec.296-ssec.2) The funded non-government service provider— may continue to engage the person in the regulated engagement even though the person does not have a current positive notice; and does not commit an offence against section 68 for the continued engagement. (sec.296-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies until the earlier of the following— 12 months after the commencement; the funded non-government service provider is given a notice by the chief executive that a negative notice has been issued to the person or the application is withdrawn.
- (a) immediately before the commencement, a person was engaged by a funded non-government service provider at a service outlet of the service provider as a volunteer; and
- (b) at the commencement— (i) the person does not have a current positive notice; and (ii) there is a current prescribed notice application about the person.
- (i) the person does not have a current positive notice; and
- (ii) there is a current prescribed notice application about the person.
- (i) the person does not have a current positive notice; and
- (ii) there is a current prescribed notice application about the person.
- (a) may continue to engage the person in the regulated engagement even though the person does not have a current positive notice; and
- (b) does not commit an offence against section 68 for the continued engagement.
- (a) 12 months after the commencement;
- (b) the funded non-government service provider is given a notice by the chief executive that a negative notice has been issued to the person or the application is withdrawn.