Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.350AHolder and notifiable persons notified about expiry of working with children exemption
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sec.350A Holder and notifiable persons notified about expiry of working with children exemption
The term of a working with children exemption ends if the person who holds the exemption— if the person was a police officer when the exemption was issued—stops being a police officer; or if the person was a registered teacher when the exemption was issued—stops being a registered teacher, including because the person’s registration is suspended under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 , section 48 or 49 . The chief executive must give the person a written notice that states— the term of the person’s working with children exemption has ended because the person is no longer a police officer or registered teacher; and the person must immediately return the person’s working with children card to the chief executive; and the person may make a working with children check (general) application, unless the person is a disqualified person. The person must give the person’s working with children card to the chief executive immediately after the chief executive gives the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The chief executive must give each notifiable person for the person a written notice that states the term of the person’s working with children exemption has ended because the person is no longer a police officer or registered teacher. s 350A ins 2019 No. 18 s 55 amd 2022 No. 7 s 91 (sec.350A-ssec.1) The term of a working with children exemption ends if the person who holds the exemption— if the person was a police officer when the exemption was issued—stops being a police officer; or if the person was a registered teacher when the exemption was issued—stops being a registered teacher, including because the person’s registration is suspended under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 , section 48 or 49 . (sec.350A-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the person a written notice that states— the term of the person’s working with children exemption has ended because the person is no longer a police officer or registered teacher; and the person must immediately return the person’s working with children card to the chief executive; and the person may make a working with children check (general) application, unless the person is a disqualified person. (sec.350A-ssec.3) The person must give the person’s working with children card to the chief executive immediately after the chief executive gives the notice, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.350A-ssec.4) The chief executive must give each notifiable person for the person a written notice that states the term of the person’s working with children exemption has ended because the person is no longer a police officer or registered teacher.
- (a) if the person was a police officer when the exemption was issued—stops being a police officer; or