Worker Screening Act 2020
122Offence for person given WWC exclusion to apply for child-related work
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122 Offence for person given WWC exclusion to apply for child-related work
(1) A person who has at any time been given a WWC exclusion and does not have a current WWC clearance must not apply for, or engage in, work that is child-related work.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence against subsection (1) if, at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed, the accused did not know that the work was child-related work.
(3) A person is not guilty of an offence against subsection (1) if, at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed—
S. 122(3)(a) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.168).
(a) the person had been given a WWC exclusion by the Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety and had applied to VCAT under section 106(1) for a WWC clearance; and
S. 122(3)(b) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.168).
(b) the decision of the Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety was the subject of an order by VCAT staying the operation of the decision.