sec.176DEmploying police officer or registered teacher with suspended authority prohibited

sec.176D Employing police officer or registered teacher with suspended authority prohibited

A person (the employer ) must not employ a police officer or registered teacher (the employee ) to start in regulated employment if— the employee holds a working with children authority that is suspended; and the employer knows, or ought reasonably to know, the employee’s authority is suspended. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. s 176D ins 2019 No. 18 s 17

• (a) the employee holds a working with children authority that is suspended; and
• (b) the employer knows, or ought reasonably to know, the employee’s authority is suspended.