Worker Screening Act 2020
169Pending WWC category B applications and re‑assessments
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169 Pending WWC category B applications and re‑assessments
(1) On and after the commencement day, a specified pending WWC category B application or a specified pending WWC category B re‑assessment is—
(a) taken to be a WWC category A application or WWC category A re‑assessment (as the case may be); and
(b) the amendments made to this Act by the Worker Screening Amendment (Strengthening the Working with Children Check) Act 2025 apply to the determination of the application or re‑assessment.
specified pending WWC category B application means a WWC category B application that—
(a) is of a kind referred to in section 62(1)(d) (as in force immediately before the commencement day); and
(b) was made but not finally determined before the commencement day;
specified pending WWC category B re‑assessment means a WWC category B re‑assessment that—
(a) is of a kind referred to in section 84(1)(d) (as in force immediately before the commencement day); and
(b) that was commenced but not finally determined before the commencement day.
Pt 9.4 (Heading and ss 170–176) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 128.
Part 9.4—Transitional provisions—Social Services Regulation Amendment (Child Safety, Complaints and Worker Regulation) Act 2025
S. 170 inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 128.