Worker Screening Act 2020
21Applicant may withdraw application for NDIS check with permission
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21 Applicant may withdraw application for NDIS check with permission
S. 21(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.27).
(1) An applicant for an NDIS check may request, in writing, that the Regulator permit the applicant to withdraw the application.
(2) A request under subsection (1) may be made at any time before the first of the following occurs—
S. 21(2)(a) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.28).
(a) the Regulator gives the applicant an interim NDIS exclusion under section 29(1)(b);
S. 21(2)(b) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.28).
(b) the Regulator finally decides the application.
S. 21(3) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.29).
(3) In deciding whether to allow the application to be withdrawn, the Regulator may make enquiries about the applicant to any of the following—
(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions and any employee within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004;
(b) any authorised entity;
(c) the Disability Worker Registration Board;
(d) the Victorian Disability Worker Commission;
(e) the Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner;
(f) any disciplinary or regulatory entity.
S. 22 (Heading) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.30).