Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.191Working with children authority continues in force pending decision
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sec.191 Working with children authority continues in force pending decision
This section applies if an applicant holds a working with children authority (the current authority ). Despite sections 238 (1) and 239 (1) , the current authority remains in force from the day it would otherwise end until the earliest of the following things happens— the application is decided or withdrawn; the current authority is cancelled; if the application is a working with children check (exemption) application—the applicant stops being a police officer or registered teacher. s 191 prev s 191 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 om 2019 No. 18 s 27 pres s 191 ins 2019 No. 18 s 28 amd 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1 (sec.191-ssec.1) This section applies if an applicant holds a working with children authority (the current authority ). (sec.191-ssec.2) Despite sections 238 (1) and 239 (1) , the current authority remains in force from the day it would otherwise end until the earliest of the following things happens— the application is decided or withdrawn; the current authority is cancelled; if the application is a working with children check (exemption) application—the applicant stops being a police officer or registered teacher.
- (a) the application is decided or withdrawn;
- (b) the current authority is cancelled;
- (c) if the application is a working with children check (exemption) application—the applicant stops being a police officer or registered teacher.