Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.12Matters about particular regulated employment relating to care of children
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sec.12 Matters about particular regulated employment relating to care of children
This section applies if a person is engaged, or proposes to be engaged, in regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1 , section 14 (1) or (2) . For this Act, and for no other purpose, the State is taken to be employing, or proposing to employ, the person in the regulated employment. For this Act— the chief executive (child safety) may carry out a function of the State relating to the person; and if the person must disclose information to the person’s employer, or notify the employer about a matter—the person must disclose the information to, or notify, the chief executive (child safety). This declaration arises out of the volunteer or non-employee status of persons engaged in regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1 , section 14 (1) or (2) . s 12 prev s 12 (prev s 11) renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 68 om 2014 No. 28 s 52 pres s 12 (prev s 164) ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 reloc and renum 2019 No. 18 s 15 amd 2019 No. 18 s 86 (1) sch 1 (sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is engaged, or proposes to be engaged, in regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1 , section 14 (1) or (2) . (sec.12-ssec.2) For this Act, and for no other purpose, the State is taken to be employing, or proposing to employ, the person in the regulated employment. (sec.12-ssec.3) For this Act— the chief executive (child safety) may carry out a function of the State relating to the person; and if the person must disclose information to the person’s employer, or notify the employer about a matter—the person must disclose the information to, or notify, the chief executive (child safety). This declaration arises out of the volunteer or non-employee status of persons engaged in regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1 , section 14 (1) or (2) .
- (a) the chief executive (child safety) may carry out a function of the State relating to the person; and
- (b) if the person must disclose information to the person’s employer, or notify the employer about a matter—the person must disclose the information to, or notify, the chief executive (child safety).