Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.13Who is a volunteer
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sec.13 Who is a volunteer
A volunteer is a person who is employed by another person and does not carry out any work for the other person for a financial reward. In this section— financial reward does not include— a payment that is a reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses; or for a person who is an approved carer—an allowance or other amount paid to the person under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 159 . s 13 prev s 13 (prev s 11A) ins 2004 No. 13 s 37 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 68 om 2014 No. 28 s 52 pres s 13 (prev s 165) ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 reloc and renum 2019 No. 18 s 15 (sec.13-ssec.1) A volunteer is a person who is employed by another person and does not carry out any work for the other person for a financial reward. (sec.13-ssec.2) In this section— financial reward does not include— a payment that is a reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses; or for a person who is an approved carer—an allowance or other amount paid to the person under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 159 .
- (a) a payment that is a reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses; or
- (b) for a person who is an approved carer—an allowance or other amount paid to the person under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 159 .