Disability Services Act 2006
sec.373Existing consent to screening by person engaged by department
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sec.373 Existing consent to screening by person engaged by department
This section applies if— before the commencement, a person gave the chief executive consent under former section 50 to undertake screening of the person under former part 5; and immediately before the commencement— the person’s consent had not been withdrawn; and the chief executive had not made a decision about issuing the person a prescribed notice or exemption notice. The person’s consent is taken to be a State disability worker screening application (also a transitioned application ) made by the person. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) applies even if the person is a disqualified person on the commencement. s 373 ins 2020 No. 39 s 24 (sec.373-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, a person gave the chief executive consent under former section 50 to undertake screening of the person under former part 5; and immediately before the commencement— the person’s consent had not been withdrawn; and the chief executive had not made a decision about issuing the person a prescribed notice or exemption notice. (sec.373-ssec.2) The person’s consent is taken to be a State disability worker screening application (also a transitioned application ) made by the person. (sec.373-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) applies even if the person is a disqualified person on the commencement.
- (a) before the commencement, a person gave the chief executive consent under former section 50 to undertake screening of the person under former part 5; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement— (i) the person’s consent had not been withdrawn; and (ii) the chief executive had not made a decision about issuing the person a prescribed notice or exemption notice.
- (i) the person’s consent had not been withdrawn; and
- (ii) the chief executive had not made a decision about issuing the person a prescribed notice or exemption notice.
- (i) the person’s consent had not been withdrawn; and
- (ii) the chief executive had not made a decision about issuing the person a prescribed notice or exemption notice.