Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.568Existing prescribed notice application
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sec.568 Existing prescribed notice application
This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a prescribed notice application for a person had been made but not decided, withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn. The application is taken to be a working with children check (general) application. The amended Act applies for deciding the application. Subsection (5) applies if— the person is not a police officer or registered teacher; and immediately before the commencement, the person was employed in regulated employment under previous chapter 8, part 4 on the basis the prescribed notice application had been made but not decided, withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn; and the person does not hold a negative notice or negative exemption notice. Despite chapter 7, part 4, division 2 and until the working with children check (general) application is decided or withdrawn— the person may continue to be employed in the regulated employment; and for that purpose, sections 175 and 176A do not apply in relation to the employment. Subsection (7) applies if— the person is not a police officer or registered teacher; and immediately before the commencement, the person was carrying on a regulated business under previous section 197(1)(b) on the basis the prescribed notice application had been made but not decided, withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn; and the person does not hold a negative notice or negative exemption notice. Despite chapter 7, part 4, division 2 and until the working with children check (general) application is decided or withdrawn— the person may continue to carry on the regulated business; and for that purpose, section 176B does not apply in relation to the regulated business. s 568 ins 2019 No. 18 s 66 (sec.568-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a prescribed notice application for a person had been made but not decided, withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn. (sec.568-ssec.2) The application is taken to be a working with children check (general) application. (sec.568-ssec.3) The amended Act applies for deciding the application. (sec.568-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if— the person is not a police officer or registered teacher; and immediately before the commencement, the person was employed in regulated employment under previous chapter 8, part 4 on the basis the prescribed notice application had been made but not decided, withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn; and the person does not hold a negative notice or negative exemption notice. (sec.568-ssec.5) Despite chapter 7, part 4, division 2 and until the working with children check (general) application is decided or withdrawn— the person may continue to be employed in the regulated employment; and for that purpose, sections 175 and 176A do not apply in relation to the employment. (sec.568-ssec.6) Subsection (7) applies if— the person is not a police officer or registered teacher; and immediately before the commencement, the person was carrying on a regulated business under previous section 197(1)(b) on the basis the prescribed notice application had been made but not decided, withdrawn or taken to have been withdrawn; and the person does not hold a negative notice or negative exemption notice. (sec.568-ssec.7) Despite chapter 7, part 4, division 2 and until the working with children check (general) application is decided or withdrawn— the person may continue to carry on the regulated business; and for that purpose, section 176B does not apply in relation to the regulated business.