Working with Children Check Act 2000
sch.1-sec.6ADisability work
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sch.1-sec.6A Disability work
Employment is regulated employment if the usual functions of the employment include providing disability services to a child or children with disability. Employment is regulated employment if the usual functions of the employment— include carrying out risk-assessed NDIS work for an NDIS service provider in relation to a child or children with disability; and are to be carried out— as an employee of an NDIS service provider; or at a place where an NDIS service provider provides NDIS supports or services to a child or children with disability. Employment mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is not regulated employment if— the employee is a person with disability at a place who receives disability services or NDIS supports or services at the place; or the employee— is a secondary school student on work experience; and carries out risk-assessed NDIS work or provides disability services only under the direct supervision of a person who holds a working with children authority; or the employee is a volunteer at a place who— is a relative of a person who receives disability services or NDIS supports or services at the place; and is at the place only to help with the care of the person. In this section— NDIS service provider see the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 15 (1) . risk-assessed NDIS work see the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 45 (2) . sch 1 s 6A ins 2020 No. 39 s 61 (sch.1-sec.6A-ssec.1) Employment is regulated employment if the usual functions of the employment include providing disability services to a child or children with disability. (sch.1-sec.6A-ssec.2) Employment is regulated employment if the usual functions of the employment— include carrying out risk-assessed NDIS work for an NDIS service provider in relation to a child or children with disability; and are to be carried out— as an employee of an NDIS service provider; or at a place where an NDIS service provider provides NDIS supports or services to a child or children with disability. (sch.1-sec.6A-ssec.3) Employment mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is not regulated employment if— the employee is a person with disability at a place who receives disability services or NDIS supports or services at the place; or the employee— is a secondary school student on work experience; and carries out risk-assessed NDIS work or provides disability services only under the direct supervision of a person who holds a working with children authority; or the employee is a volunteer at a place who— is a relative of a person who receives disability services or NDIS supports or services at the place; and is at the place only to help with the care of the person. (sch.1-sec.6A-ssec.4) In this section— NDIS service provider see the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 15 (1) . risk-assessed NDIS work see the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 45 (2) .
- (a) include carrying out risk-assessed NDIS work for an NDIS service provider in relation to a child or children with disability; and