Worker Screening Act 2020
89Revocation of WWC clearance on failure to provide information during re‑assessment
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89 Revocation of WWC clearance on failure to provide information during re‑assessment
S. 89(1) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.136).
(1) Despite section 78(3), if a person being re‑assessed under section 78 fails to provide information to the Regulator in accordance with section 81(1)(c), the Regulator may revoke the person's WWC clearance in accordance with this section.
S. 89(2) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.137).
(2) The Regulator must notify the person referred to in subsection (1) of the Regulator's intention to revoke the person's WWC clearance at least 7 days before the Regulator revokes the clearance.
S. 89(3) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.138).
(3) The Regulator is not required to continue to carry out or complete the re‑assessment of the person whose WWC clearance has been revoked under subsection (1).
S. 89(4) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.139).
(4) If the Regulator revokes a person's WWC clearance under subsection (1), the Regulator must give the person a WWC exclusion.
S. 89(5) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.140).
(5) The Regulator must notify the person whose WWC clearance has been revoked under subsection (1) as soon as possible after the revocation of the clearance and the giving of the WWC exclusion.
S. 89(6) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 125(Sch. 2 item 1.141).
(6) If the Regulator is aware that the person whose WWC clearance has been revoked under subsection (1) is a person who—
the Regulator, if the Regulator is aware of the identity of that other person or that agency, must notify that other person or agency in writing of the revocation of the person's WWC clearance.
(7) Nothing in this section prevents the former holder of a WWC clearance applying for another WWC clearance under this Act.