Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.236Requirements for notice
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sec.236 Requirements for notice
A notice under section 235 must— include the assessable information about the person of which the chief executive is aware; and state that the chief executive proposes to refuse the application and issue a negative notice to the person unless the chief executive is satisfied that— the person does not pose a risk to the safety of children; and if section 229 applies in relation to the person—there is an exceptional case for the person; and invite the person to make submissions to the chief executive about the following— why the person does not pose a risk to the safety of children; why the chief executive should issue a working with children authority to the person; if section 229 applies in relation to the person—why there is an exceptional case for the person; and state the period within which the person may make the submissions, which must be a period of at least 7 days after the chief executive gives the person the notice. In this section— exceptional case means exceptional case mentioned in section 229 (3) . s 236 prev s 236 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 ss 55 , 56 om 2019 No. 18 s 38 pres s 236 ins 2024 No. 50 s 56 (sec.236-ssec.1) A notice under section 235 must— include the assessable information about the person of which the chief executive is aware; and state that the chief executive proposes to refuse the application and issue a negative notice to the person unless the chief executive is satisfied that— the person does not pose a risk to the safety of children; and if section 229 applies in relation to the person—there is an exceptional case for the person; and invite the person to make submissions to the chief executive about the following— why the person does not pose a risk to the safety of children; why the chief executive should issue a working with children authority to the person; if section 229 applies in relation to the person—why there is an exceptional case for the person; and state the period within which the person may make the submissions, which must be a period of at least 7 days after the chief executive gives the person the notice. (sec.236-ssec.2) In this section— exceptional case means exceptional case mentioned in section 229 (3) .
- (a) include the assessable information about the person of which the chief executive is aware; and
- (b) state that the chief executive proposes to refuse the application and issue a negative notice to the person unless the chief executive is satisfied that— (i) the person does not pose a risk to the safety of children; and (ii) if section 229 applies in relation to the person—there is an exceptional case for the person; and
- (i) the person does not pose a risk to the safety of children; and
- (ii) if section 229 applies in relation to the person—there is an exceptional case for the person; and