Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.563Appeal by new disqualified person against QCAT decision
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sec.563 Appeal by new disqualified person against QCAT decision
This section applies if— a person is a new disqualified person; and before the commencement, the person had a right to appeal, under the QCAT Act, against a decision of QCAT relating to a chapter 8 reviewable decision about the person; and on the commencement, the time for starting an appeal had not ended. Any appeal started by the person against the decision must be dismissed. If a proceeding in relation to the appeal is before QCAT, subsection (2) applies even if the dismissal would be contrary to a direction of the Court of Appeal. s 563 ins 2019 No. 18 s 66 (sec.563-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person is a new disqualified person; and before the commencement, the person had a right to appeal, under the QCAT Act, against a decision of QCAT relating to a chapter 8 reviewable decision about the person; and on the commencement, the time for starting an appeal had not ended. (sec.563-ssec.2) Any appeal started by the person against the decision must be dismissed. (sec.563-ssec.3) If a proceeding in relation to the appeal is before QCAT, subsection (2) applies even if the dismissal would be contrary to a direction of the Court of Appeal.
- (a) a person is a new disqualified person; and
- (b) before the commencement, the person had a right to appeal, under the QCAT Act, against a decision of QCAT relating to a chapter 8 reviewable decision about the person; and
- (c) on the commencement, the time for starting an appeal had not ended.