Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.569Existing positive notice and positive notice blue card
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sec.569 Existing positive notice and positive notice blue card
This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a person holds a current positive notice. The positive notice is taken to be a working with children clearance issued to the person under amended chapter 8, part 4, division 9. If, immediately before the commencement, the positive notice was suspended under previous section 240 or 242— the person’s working with children clearance under subsection (2) is taken to have been suspended under amended section 296; and the suspension may be dealt with under the amended Act. A current positive notice blue card issued to the person for the person’s positive notice is taken to be a working with children card issued to the person under section 232A for the person’s working with children clearance under subsection (2). Despite schedule 7, definition working with children card , paragraph (b), it does not matter that the positive notice blue card does not include a photograph of the person. s 569 ins 2019 No. 18 s 66 (sec.569-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a person holds a current positive notice. (sec.569-ssec.2) The positive notice is taken to be a working with children clearance issued to the person under amended chapter 8, part 4, division 9. (sec.569-ssec.3) If, immediately before the commencement, the positive notice was suspended under previous section 240 or 242— the person’s working with children clearance under subsection (2) is taken to have been suspended under amended section 296; and the suspension may be dealt with under the amended Act. (sec.569-ssec.4) A current positive notice blue card issued to the person for the person’s positive notice is taken to be a working with children card issued to the person under section 232A for the person’s working with children clearance under subsection (2). (sec.569-ssec.5) Despite schedule 7, definition working with children card , paragraph (b), it does not matter that the positive notice blue card does not include a photograph of the person.
- (a) the person’s working with children clearance under subsection (2) is taken to have been suspended under amended section 296; and
- (b) the suspension may be dealt with under the amended Act.