Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.350Holder must notify change and pay prescribed application fee—volunteer or business carried on other than for financial reward
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sec.350 Holder must notify change and pay prescribed application fee—volunteer or business carried on other than for financial reward
This section applies if— a person holds a working with children clearance that is not suspended; and during the term of the clearance, the person is or was— employed in regulated employment only as a volunteer; or carrying on a regulated business on a not-for-profit basis and not otherwise carrying on a regulated business; and either of the following changes happens— the person becomes employed in regulated employment other than as a volunteer; the person starts carrying on a regulated business for financial reward. The person must, within 14 days after the change happens— give the chief executive a notice, in the approved form and in an approved way, about the change; and if the person is required to pay the prescribed application fee under subsection (3) —pay the prescribed application fee to the chief executive. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The person must pay the prescribed application fee if the working with children check (general) application in relation to which the working with children clearance was issued was made on the basis that the person was— employed, or to be employed, in regulated employment as a volunteer; or carrying on, or proposing to carry on, a regulated business on a not-for-profit basis. If the chief executive considers it is appropriate to do so, the chief executive may issue the person— a new working with children clearance with a new term under section 238 ; or a replacement working with children card for the person’s clearance. If the chief executive issues a replacement working with children card, the chief executive must cancel the previously held card. See section 348A for the person’s obligation to return the replaced card to the chief executive. In this section— not-for-profit basis , for carrying on a regulated business, means the business is carried on other than for financial reward. prescribed application fee means the prescribed fee for a working with children check (general) application made by a person for— for a person who gives a notice under subsection (2) for a change mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) —employment in regulated employment other than as a volunteer; or for a person who gives a notice under subsection (2) for a change mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (ii) —carrying on a regulated business for financial reward. s 350 ins 2010 No. 5 s 58 sub 2010 No. 33 s 109 amd 2014 No. 28 s 55 sub 2019 No. 18 s 55 amd 2020 No. 39 s 54 ; 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1 (sec.350-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person holds a working with children clearance that is not suspended; and during the term of the clearance, the person is or was— employed in regulated employment only as a volunteer; or carrying on a regulated business on a not-for-profit basis and not otherwise carrying on a regulated business; and either of the following changes happens— the person becomes employed in regulated employment other than as a volunteer; the person starts carrying on a regulated business for financial reward. (sec.350-ssec.2) The person must, within 14 days after the change happens— give the chief executive a notice, in the approved form and in an approved way, about the change; and if the person is required to pay the prescribed application fee under subsection (3) —pay the prescribed application fee to the chief executive. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.350-ssec.3) The person must pay the prescribed application fee if the working with children check (general) application in relation to which the working with children clearance was issued was made on the basis that the person was— employed, or to be employed, in regulated employment as a volunteer; or carrying on, or proposing to carry on, a regulated business on a not-for-profit basis. (sec.350-ssec.4) If the chief executive considers it is appropriate to do so, the chief executive may issue the person— a new working with children clearance with a new term under section 238 ; or a replacement working with children card for the person’s clearance. (sec.350-ssec.5) If the chief executive issues a replacement working with children card, the chief executive must cancel the previously held card. See section 348A for the person’s obligation to return the replaced card to the chief executive. (sec.350-ssec.6) In this section— not-for-profit basis , for carrying on a regulated business, means the business is carried on other than for financial reward. prescribed application fee means the prescribed fee for a working with children check (general) application made by a person for— for a person who gives a notice under subsection (2) for a change mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) —employment in regulated employment other than as a volunteer; or for a person who gives a notice under subsection (2) for a change mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (ii) —carrying on a regulated business for financial reward.