Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.473Other existing positive notices and positive notice blue cards
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sec.473 Other existing positive notices and positive notice blue cards
This section applies in relation to a positive notice issued under section 102(2)(a) of the unamended Act that is current under this Act immediately before the commencement, other than a positive notice to which section 471 or 472 applies. The positive notice— is taken to be a positive notice issued under section 220(a); and remains current for 2 years after it was issued under section 102(2)(a) of the unamended Act, unless it is earlier cancelled under chapter 8, part 4, division 11. Any positive notice blue card issued under the unamended Act for the positive notice— continues to be a positive notice blue card relating to the positive notice; and remains current for the same period as the positive notice. If the holder of the positive notice is a new disqualified person (but not a new relevant disqualified person), the person is taken to have been issued with an eligibility declaration, subject to subsection (5). If, after the commencement, the commissioner is to make, under chapter 8, part 4, division 9 (including as applied under other provisions of chapter 8), a decision about the holder of a positive notice who is a new disqualified person, and it is the first time the commissioner is to make a decision under that division about the person after the commencement, section 223(1)(b) does not apply to the commissioner making the decision. s 473 ins 2010 No. 5 s 64 (sec.473-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a positive notice issued under section 102(2)(a) of the unamended Act that is current under this Act immediately before the commencement, other than a positive notice to which section 471 or 472 applies. (sec.473-ssec.2) The positive notice— is taken to be a positive notice issued under section 220(a); and remains current for 2 years after it was issued under section 102(2)(a) of the unamended Act, unless it is earlier cancelled under chapter 8, part 4, division 11. (sec.473-ssec.3) Any positive notice blue card issued under the unamended Act for the positive notice— continues to be a positive notice blue card relating to the positive notice; and remains current for the same period as the positive notice. (sec.473-ssec.4) If the holder of the positive notice is a new disqualified person (but not a new relevant disqualified person), the person is taken to have been issued with an eligibility declaration, subject to subsection (5). (sec.473-ssec.5) If, after the commencement, the commissioner is to make, under chapter 8, part 4, division 9 (including as applied under other provisions of chapter 8), a decision about the holder of a positive notice who is a new disqualified person, and it is the first time the commissioner is to make a decision under that division about the person after the commencement, section 223(1)(b) does not apply to the commissioner making the decision.