164Offence to engage a person who does not have a WWC clearance in child‑related work

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164 Offence to engage a person who does not have a WWC clearance in child‑related work

(1) The amendments made to this Act by section 13 of the Worker Screening Amendment (Strengthening the Working with Children Check) Act 2025 apply only to offences alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of that section.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if an offence is alleged to have been committed between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the commencement of section 13 of the Worker Screening Amendment (Strengthening the Working with Children Check) Act 2025, the offence is alleged to have been committed before that commencement.

New s. 165 inserted by No. 33/2025 s. 18.

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