Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.546Screening under ch 8 or 8A
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sec.546 Screening under ch 8 or 8A
Unless the context otherwise requires, anything done by or in relation to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A before the commencement is taken to have been done by or in relation to the chief executive. Without limiting subsection (1)— a current application made to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been made to the chief executive; and a current decision of the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to be a decision of the chief executive; and a current notice or other document issued or given to a person by the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been issued or given to the person by the chief executive; and a current notice or other document given by a person to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been given by the person to the chief executive; and a current requirement or request under former chapter 8 or 8A for a person to give information or a document or other thing to the former commissioner is taken to be a requirement or request to give the information, document or thing to the chief executive; and a current requirement under former chapter 8 or 8A for the former commissioner to give a document or other thing to a person is taken to be a requirement for the chief executive to give the document or thing to the person. s 546 ins 2014 No. 28 s 90 (sec.546-ssec.1) Unless the context otherwise requires, anything done by or in relation to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A before the commencement is taken to have been done by or in relation to the chief executive. (sec.546-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1)— a current application made to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been made to the chief executive; and a current decision of the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to be a decision of the chief executive; and a current notice or other document issued or given to a person by the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been issued or given to the person by the chief executive; and a current notice or other document given by a person to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been given by the person to the chief executive; and a current requirement or request under former chapter 8 or 8A for a person to give information or a document or other thing to the former commissioner is taken to be a requirement or request to give the information, document or thing to the chief executive; and a current requirement under former chapter 8 or 8A for the former commissioner to give a document or other thing to a person is taken to be a requirement for the chief executive to give the document or thing to the person.
- (a) a current application made to the former commissioner under former chapter 8 or 8A is taken to have been made to the chief executive; and