Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.301Chief executive decides to cancel suspended authority
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sec.301 Chief executive decides to cancel suspended authority
If the chief executive decides to cancel the person’s working with children authority under section 300 , the chief executive must— cancel the authority; and issue a negative notice to the person; and give the person a written notice that states— the decision and reasons for the decision; and if the person has not returned the person’s working with children card to the chief executive—the person must return the person’s card to the chief executive immediately, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and See section 304P for the requirement for a person whose working with children authority is cancelled to return the person’s working with children card to the chief executive. the relevant review and appeal information; and unless the person is a disqualified person, the circumstances in which the person may apply under section 304G for the negative notice to be cancelled; and give each notifiable person for the person a written notice that states— the person’s authority has been cancelled; and the person has been issued a negative notice; and it is an offence for an employer to employ or continue to employ the person in regulated employment or restricted employment. See sections 342 and 343 for the chief executive’s obligation to notify other persons about the cancellation of a person’s working with children authority. Also, the chief executive may give a notice mentioned in subsection (1) (d) to a potential employer of the person. s 301 prev s 301 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 om 2019 No. 18 s 47 pres s 301 ins 2019 No. 18 s 48 amd 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 50 s 64 (sec.301-ssec.1) If the chief executive decides to cancel the person’s working with children authority under section 300 , the chief executive must— cancel the authority; and issue a negative notice to the person; and give the person a written notice that states— the decision and reasons for the decision; and if the person has not returned the person’s working with children card to the chief executive—the person must return the person’s card to the chief executive immediately, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and See section 304P for the requirement for a person whose working with children authority is cancelled to return the person’s working with children card to the chief executive. the relevant review and appeal information; and unless the person is a disqualified person, the circumstances in which the person may apply under section 304G for the negative notice to be cancelled; and give each notifiable person for the person a written notice that states— the person’s authority has been cancelled; and the person has been issued a negative notice; and it is an offence for an employer to employ or continue to employ the person in regulated employment or restricted employment. See sections 342 and 343 for the chief executive’s obligation to notify other persons about the cancellation of a person’s working with children authority. (sec.301-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive may give a notice mentioned in subsection (1) (d) to a potential employer of the person.