sec.247Clearances held by police officers and registered teachers

sec.247 Clearances held by police officers and registered teachers

This section applies if— a person holds a working with children clearance; and the person is or becomes a police officer or registered teacher. The person’s working with children clearance continues in effect subject to section 238 . This chapter continues to apply in relation to the person’s working with children clearance while it is in force. If the chief executive is aware the person is a police officer or registered teacher and, under part 5A or part 7 , division 1 , the chief executive is required or permitted to issue a working with children clearance to the person, the chief executive must instead issue a working with children exemption to the person. s 247 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (1) sch 1 ; 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1 (sec.247-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person holds a working with children clearance; and the person is or becomes a police officer or registered teacher. (sec.247-ssec.2) The person’s working with children clearance continues in effect subject to section 238 . (sec.247-ssec.3) This chapter continues to apply in relation to the person’s working with children clearance while it is in force. (sec.247-ssec.4) If the chief executive is aware the person is a police officer or registered teacher and, under part 5A or part 7 , division 1 , the chief executive is required or permitted to issue a working with children clearance to the person, the chief executive must instead issue a working with children exemption to the person.

• (a) a person holds a working with children clearance; and
• (b) the person is or becomes a police officer or registered teacher.