87APower to suspend WWC clearance if intention to revoke WWC clearance related to certain charges etc. or findings

87A Power to suspend WWC clearance if intention to revoke WWC clearance related to certain charges etc. or findings

S. 87A(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.128).

(1) Despite section 78(3), the Regulator must suspend a person's WWC clearance if—

S. 87A(1)(a) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.128).

(a) the Regulator—

(i) is notified by the Chief Commissioner of Police under section 131 that the person has been charged with or been convicted or found guilty of a relevant offence other than an offence specified in clause 2 of Schedule 5; or

(ii) is notified of a relevant disciplinary or regulatory finding being made against the person; and

S. 87A(1)(b) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.128).

(b) the Regulator proposes to revoke the person's WWC clearance under this Division.

S. 87A(2) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.129).

(2) If a person's WWC clearance is suspended because the Regulator was notified that the person has been charged with a relevant offence other than an offence specified in clause 2 of Schedule 5, the Regulator may reinstate the person's WWC clearance if, after the suspension—

S. 87A(3) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.129).

(3) If a person's WWC clearance is suspended because the Regulator was notified of a relevant disciplinary or regulatory finding being made against the person, the Regulator may reinstate the person's WWC clearance if, after the suspension, the finding is expressly or impliedly—

(a) quashed; or

(b) set aside.

(4) If a person's WWC clearance is suspended under this section, the person is taken to not hold a WWC clearance for the period of the suspension.

S. 87B (Heading) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.130).

S. 87B inserted by No. 33/2025 s. 8.