32Refusal to register a person and negative notices

### 32 Refusal to register a person and negative notices > > (1)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 35, Applied:01 Nov 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-11-01/act-2024-017#GS35@Hpa@EN) The Registrar must refuse to register a person if – > > > > > > (a) the Registrar reconsiders a negative risk assessment of a person at the request of a person provided with a proposed negative notice in respect of that negative risk assessment; and > > > > > > > (b) the Registrar remains satisfied that the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to vulnerable persons generally. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 35, Applied:01 Nov 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-11-01/act-2024-017#GS35@Hpb@EN) Also, the Registrar must refuse to register a person if – > > > > > > (a) the Registrar has provided to the person a proposed negative notice; and > > > > > > > (b) the person does not request the Registrar – > > > > > > > > > > (i) in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the regulations or otherwise set out in the proposed negative notice; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) within 20 working days after receiving the proposed negative notice or such extended period as the Registrar allows under [section 31(3)](#GS31@Gs3@EN)  – > > > > > > > > to reconsider the negative risk assessment that led to the provision of the proposed negative notice. > > > (2A)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (2A) amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 35, Applied:01 Nov 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-11-01/act-2024-017#GS35@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 32 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 18 of 2019, s. 23, Applied:01 Feb 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-02-01/act-2019-018#GS23@EN) The Registrar must refuse to register a person if the Registrar is satisfied that the person has been convicted of a disqualifying offence. > > > (3)  If the Registrar refuses to register a person, the Registrar is to – > > > > > > (a) notify the person, in writing, of that refusal to register the person and the reasons for it; and > > > > > > > (b) notify any named employer, in writing, of the provision of a negative notice to the person but not of – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the reasons for refusing to register the person; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) any information obtained, or used, in the conduct of the risk assessment. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 46 of 2015, s. 19, Applied:27 Nov 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-11-27/act-2015-046#GS19@EN) Despite [subsection (3)(a)](#GS32@Gs3@Hpa@EN) , the Registrar is not required to notify a person of the reasons for a negative risk assessment to the extent that to do so would – > > > > > > (a) prejudice – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the enforcement, or proper administration, of a law in a particular instance; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the fair trial of a person for an offence against a law; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the impartial adjudication of proceedings relating to an offence against a law; or > > > > > > > (b) disclose, or enable the person to ascertain, the existence or identity of a confidential source of information in relation to the investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of the law or the enforcement, or proper administration, of the law; or > > > > > > > (c) disclose methods or procedures for preventing, detecting or investigating, or dealing with matters arising out of, contraventions or evasions of a law, the disclosure of which would, or would be reasonably likely to, prejudice the effectiveness of those methods or procedures; or > > > > > > > (d) endanger the life or physical, emotional or psychological safety of another person, or increase the likelihood of harassment of or discrimination against another person; or > > > > > > > (e) disclose information gathered, collated or created for intelligence, including but not limited to databases of criminal intelligence, forensic testing or anonymous information from the public; or > > > > > > > (f) hinder, delay or prejudice an on-going investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of a law. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 46 of 2015, s. 19, Applied:27 Nov 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-11-27/act-2015-046#GS19@EN) In [subsection (4)](#GS32@Gs4@EN)  – > > > > > ***law*** means law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 32 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 17 of 2024, s. 35, Applied:01 Nov 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-11-01/act-2024-017#GS35@Hpd@EN) If the Registrar is required to refuse registration to a person under this section, any registration given to the person in contravention of this section is void.