Working with Children Check Act 2000
sch.1-sec.26Person engaged in employment for the police service
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sch.1-sec.26 Person engaged in employment for the police service
Chapter 7 of this Act does not apply to the employment of a person who, within the meaning of the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 5AA .3, is a person engaged by the service, to the extent the person is performing a function mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .3. However, chapter 7 of this Act does apply to the employment under section 6 (1) of— an MRQ volunteer for providing a health service to a child in association with the performance of a function mentioned in the Marine Rescue Queensland Act 2024 , section 7 (1) ; or an SES local government employee or SES volunteer for providing a health service to a child in association with the performance of a function mentioned in the State Emergency Service Act 2024 , section 7 (1) . In this section— health service means a service to which section 6 (3) , definition health service , paragraph (a) applies. MRQ volunteer see the Marine Rescue Queensland Act 2024 , schedule 1 . SES local government employee means an SES employee under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 who— performs an SES function as an employee of a local government; and does not also perform an SES function as an employee of the State. SES volunteer means an SES member under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 who— performs an SES function as a volunteer; and does not also perform an SES function as an employee of the State. sch 1 s 26 ins 2010 No. 5 s 65 (29) amd 2019 No. 18 s 86 (1) sch 1 ; 2024 No. 18 s 38 (sch.1-sec.26-ssec.1) Chapter 7 of this Act does not apply to the employment of a person who, within the meaning of the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 5AA .3, is a person engaged by the service, to the extent the person is performing a function mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .3. (sch.1-sec.26-ssec.2) However, chapter 7 of this Act does apply to the employment under section 6 (1) of— an MRQ volunteer for providing a health service to a child in association with the performance of a function mentioned in the Marine Rescue Queensland Act 2024 , section 7 (1) ; or an SES local government employee or SES volunteer for providing a health service to a child in association with the performance of a function mentioned in the State Emergency Service Act 2024 , section 7 (1) . (sch.1-sec.26-ssec.3) In this section— health service means a service to which section 6 (3) , definition health service , paragraph (a) applies. MRQ volunteer see the Marine Rescue Queensland Act 2024 , schedule 1 . SES local government employee means an SES employee under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 who— performs an SES function as an employee of a local government; and does not also perform an SES function as an employee of the State. SES volunteer means an SES member under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 who— performs an SES function as a volunteer; and does not also perform an SES function as an employee of the State.