Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.513Current eligibility declaration for person charged with new disqualifying offence or convicted of new serious offence
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sec.513 Current eligibility declaration for person charged with new disqualifying offence or convicted of new serious offence
This section applies to a person if— before the commencement the commissioner had issued, or was taken to have issued, the person an eligibility declaration; and immediately before the commencement the person’s eligibility declaration had not expired; and the person— was convicted of a new serious offence before the commencement; or is charged with a new disqualifying offence at the commencement. At the commencement— the amended Act applies to the person’s eligibility declaration; and the person’s eligibility declaration is taken to have been issued on the commencement. If, after the commencement the commissioner is to make a decision under chapter 8, part 4, division 9 about the person, and it is the first time the commissioner is to make a decision under that division after the commencement, section 223(1)(b) does not apply to the commissioner making the decision. s 513 ins 2013 No. 14 s 4 (sec.513-ssec.1) This section applies to a person if— before the commencement the commissioner had issued, or was taken to have issued, the person an eligibility declaration; and immediately before the commencement the person’s eligibility declaration had not expired; and the person— was convicted of a new serious offence before the commencement; or is charged with a new disqualifying offence at the commencement. (sec.513-ssec.2) At the commencement— the amended Act applies to the person’s eligibility declaration; and the person’s eligibility declaration is taken to have been issued on the commencement. (sec.513-ssec.3) If, after the commencement the commissioner is to make a decision under chapter 8, part 4, division 9 about the person, and it is the first time the commissioner is to make a decision under that division after the commencement, section 223(1)(b) does not apply to the commissioner making the decision.
- (a) before the commencement the commissioner had issued, or was taken to have issued, the person an eligibility declaration; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement the person’s eligibility declaration had not expired; and
- (c) the person— (i) was convicted of a new serious offence before the commencement; or (ii) is charged with a new disqualifying offence at the commencement.
- (i) was convicted of a new serious offence before the commencement; or
- (ii) is charged with a new disqualifying offence at the commencement.
- (i) was convicted of a new serious offence before the commencement; or
- (ii) is charged with a new disqualifying offence at the commencement.
- (a) the amended Act applies to the person’s eligibility declaration; and
- (b) the person’s eligibility declaration is taken to have been issued on the commencement.