sec.789BPower to demand production of disability worker clearance card

### sec.789B Power to demand production of disability worker clearance card This section applies if a police officer knows or reasonably suspects— a person holds a disability worker clearance card; and the person— has been charged with a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or is a disqualified person within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 . The police officer may require the person to immediately give the person’s disability worker clearance card to the police officer. The person must comply with the requirement under subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A police officer who is given a person’s disability worker clearance card must give the person a receipt for the card. A police officer must give the disability worker clearance card to the chief executive (disability worker screening). A police officer may retain the disability worker clearance card until it is given to the chief executive (disability worker screening). For exercising a power under subsection (2) , the police officer is taken to be investigating a matter as mentioned in section 19 . In this section— chief executive (disability worker screening) see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , schedule 7. disability worker clearance card means— a clearance card under the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or a card or other document that corresponds to a clearance card mentioned in paragraph (a) issued under a law of another State. s 789B ins 2020 No. 39 s 69 amd 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1; 2024 No. 49 s 130 sch 4 pt 1 (sec.789B-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer knows or reasonably suspects— a person holds a disability worker clearance card; and the person— has been charged with a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or is a disqualified person within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 . (sec.789B-ssec.2) The police officer may require the person to immediately give the person’s disability worker clearance card to the police officer. (sec.789B-ssec.3) The person must comply with the requirement under subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.789B-ssec.4) A police officer who is given a person’s disability worker clearance card must give the person a receipt for the card. (sec.789B-ssec.5) A police officer must give the disability worker clearance card to the chief executive (disability worker screening). (sec.789B-ssec.6) A police officer may retain the disability worker clearance card until it is given to the chief executive (disability worker screening). (sec.789B-ssec.7) For exercising a power under subsection (2) , the police officer is taken to be investigating a matter as mentioned in section 19 . (sec.789B-ssec.8) In this section— chief executive (disability worker screening) see the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , schedule 7. disability worker clearance card means— a clearance card under the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or a card or other document that corresponds to a clearance card mentioned in paragraph (a) issued under a law of another State. - (a) a person holds a disability worker clearance card; and - (b) the person— (i) has been charged with a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or (ii) is a disqualified person within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 . - (i) has been charged with a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or - (ii) is a disqualified person within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 . - (i) has been charged with a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or - (ii) is a disqualified person within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 2006 . - (a) a clearance card under the Disability Services Act 2006 ; or - (b) a card or other document that corresponds to a clearance card mentioned in paragraph (a) issued under a law of another State.