Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.20Meaning of adverse interstate WWC decision and related terms
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sec.20 Meaning of adverse interstate WWC decision and related terms
Each of the following decisions about a person made under a corresponding WWC law is an adverse interstate WWC decision — a decision to refuse an interstate working with children check application made by the person; a decision to issue an interstate negative notice to the person; a decision to suspend or cancel an interstate working with children authority held by the person; a decision to impose an interstate interim bar on the person. An adverse interstate WWC decision is in effect if— the decision has not been overturned on review or appeal; and the decision has not otherwise stopped having effect because— for a decision to refuse an interstate working with children check application made by the person—a later interstate working with children check application made by the person has been decided by the interstate screening unit that refused the application; or for a decision to issue an interstate negative notice to a person—the notice has expired or been revoked; or for a decision to suspend an interstate working with children authority held by a person—the suspension has ended or the authority has been cancelled; or for a decision to impose an interstate interim bar on a person—the interim bar has ended. Adverse interstate WWC information about a person is— each adverse interstate WWC decision made about the person; and each decision to issue a conditional interstate WWC authority to the person; and information related to a decision mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) about the person, including the reasons for the decision. s 20 prev s 20 (orig s 16) amd 2004 No. 13 s 42 ; 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 13 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 68 om 2014 No. 28 s 53 pres s 20 ins 2022 No. 7 s 95 (sec.20-ssec.1) Each of the following decisions about a person made under a corresponding WWC law is an adverse interstate WWC decision — a decision to refuse an interstate working with children check application made by the person; a decision to issue an interstate negative notice to the person; a decision to suspend or cancel an interstate working with children authority held by the person; a decision to impose an interstate interim bar on the person. (sec.20-ssec.2) An adverse interstate WWC decision is in effect if— the decision has not been overturned on review or appeal; and the decision has not otherwise stopped having effect because— for a decision to refuse an interstate working with children check application made by the person—a later interstate working with children check application made by the person has been decided by the interstate screening unit that refused the application; or for a decision to issue an interstate negative notice to a person—the notice has expired or been revoked; or for a decision to suspend an interstate working with children authority held by a person—the suspension has ended or the authority has been cancelled; or for a decision to impose an interstate interim bar on a person—the interim bar has ended. (sec.20-ssec.3) Adverse interstate WWC information about a person is— each adverse interstate WWC decision made about the person; and each decision to issue a conditional interstate WWC authority to the person; and information related to a decision mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) about the person, including the reasons for the decision.