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Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.176Employing person with suspended clearance prohibited
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sec.176 Employing person with suspended clearance prohibited
A person (the employer ) must not employ another person (the employee ) to start in regulated employment if— the employee holds a working with children clearance that is suspended; and the employer knows, or ought reasonably to know, the employee’s clearance is suspended. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. s 176 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2010 No. 33 s 99 ; 2014 No. 28 s 55 sub 2019 No. 18 s 17
- (a) the employee holds a working with children clearance that is suspended; and
- (b) the employer knows, or ought reasonably to know, the employee’s clearance is suspended.