Worker Screening Act 2020
117Exemptions subject to exclusion
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117 Exemptions subject to exclusion
A person is not exempt under this Part from a WWC check if the person has been given a WWC exclusion and has not subsequently been given a WWC clearance.
Chapter 6—Offences
Part 6.1—Offences relating to NDIS clearances
118 Engaging in risk assessed role without NDIS clearance or interstate NDIS clearance
(1) A person who does not hold an NDIS clearance or an interstate NDIS clearance must not engage in work in a risk assessed role, except in circumstances referred to in section 119 or 120.
(2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if, at the time the offence was alleged to have been committed—
(a) the person did not know that the work was in a risk assessed role; or
(b) the person did not know that the person did not hold an NDIS clearance or an interstate NDIS clearance, and was not reckless as to whether or not the person held one.