© 2026 Zoe. All rights reserved.
Zoe is a legal information platform. Always consult the Federal Register of Legislation for authoritative text.
Working with Children Check Act 2000
Start here
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Working with Children Check Act 2000.
A person who is a police officer or registered teacher must not carry on a regulated business unless— the person holds a working with children authority; or the person has made a working with children check (exemption) application and the application has not been decided or withdrawn. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. Under section 14 , particular executive officers of a corporation that carries on a regulated business are taken to carry on the regulated business. s 176G ins 2019 No. 18 s 17