Disability Services Act 2006
sec.60Engaging person with suspended clearance, or subject to interim bar, prohibited
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sec.60 Engaging person with suspended clearance, or subject to interim bar, prohibited
This section applies if— a person— holds a clearance that is suspended; or is subject to an interim bar; and a funded service provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, the person’s clearance is suspended or the interim bar is in effect for the person. The funded service provider must not— if the person is engaged by the service provider under an existing arrangement to carry out State disability work for the service provider—allow the person to carry out work that is State disability work; or otherwise—start to engage the person to carry out State disability work. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. See sections 84 (3) and 113 (3) for the restrictions on terminating a person’s employment solely or mainly because the person’s clearance is suspended or an interim bar is in effect for the person. s 60 prev s 60 om 2014 No. 12 s 56 pres s 60 ins 2010 No. 5 s 101 sub 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.60-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person— holds a clearance that is suspended; or is subject to an interim bar; and a funded service provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, the person’s clearance is suspended or the interim bar is in effect for the person. (sec.60-ssec.2) The funded service provider must not— if the person is engaged by the service provider under an existing arrangement to carry out State disability work for the service provider—allow the person to carry out work that is State disability work; or otherwise—start to engage the person to carry out State disability work. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. See sections 84 (3) and 113 (3) for the restrictions on terminating a person’s employment solely or mainly because the person’s clearance is suspended or an interim bar is in effect for the person.
- (a) a person— (i) holds a clearance that is suspended; or (ii) is subject to an interim bar; and
- (i) holds a clearance that is suspended; or
- (ii) is subject to an interim bar; and
- (b) a funded service provider knows, or ought reasonably to know, the person’s clearance is suspended or the interim bar is in effect for the person.
- (i) holds a clearance that is suspended; or
- (ii) is subject to an interim bar; and
- (a) if the person is engaged by the service provider under an existing arrangement to carry out State disability work for the service provider—allow the person to carry out work that is State disability work; or
- (b) otherwise—start to engage the person to carry out State disability work.