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Working with Children Check Act 2000
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This section applies if— before the commencement an exemption notice application was made about a person; and immediately before the commencement the application had not been decided or withdrawn; and at the commencement the person— is charged with a new disqualifying offence; or is a new disqualified person but not a new relevant disqualified person. At the commencement the commissioner must decide the application under the amended Act. However, if before the commencement the commissioner had under section 294 cancelled a negative exemption notice issued to the person, on the commencement section 223(1)(a) does not apply to the commissioner making the decision. Also, the commissioner may only act under section 283 or 284 if the commissioner has acted under section 286 or 287 after the commencement. s 523 ins 2013 No. 14 s 4 (sec.523-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement an exemption notice application was made about a person; and immediately before the commencement the application had not been decided or withdrawn; and at the commencement the person— is charged with a new disqualifying offence; or is a new disqualified person but not a new relevant disqualified person. (sec.523-ssec.2) At the commencement the commissioner must decide the application under the amended Act. (sec.523-ssec.3) However, if before the commencement the commissioner had under section 294 cancelled a negative exemption notice issued to the person, on the commencement section 223(1)(a) does not apply to the commissioner making the decision. (sec.523-ssec.4) Also, the commissioner may only act under section 283 or 284 if the commissioner has acted under section 286 or 287 after the commencement.