Worker Screening Act 2020
131Chief Commissioner of Police to notify Regulator of certain matters relating to current applicant or clearance holder
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131 Chief Commissioner of Police to notify Regulator of certain matters relating to current applicant or clearance holder
S. 131(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.172).
(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Regulator is notified as soon as practicable after the Chief Commissioner of Police becomes aware that—
(a) an applicant for a screening check has been charged with a relevant offence; or
(b) a person who holds a clearance has been charged with a relevant offence.
S. 131(2) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.172).
(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Regulator is notified as soon as practicable of—
(a) how a charge for a relevant offence against an applicant for a screening check has been finally dealt with; or
(b) how a charge for a relevant offence against a person who holds a clearance has been finally dealt with .
S. 131(3) repealed by No. 33/2025 s. 17.