Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.590New regulated employment
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sec.590 New regulated employment
This section applies if, immediately before the commencement— a person was employed in employment, or was continuing in employment, mentioned in schedule 1, section 6A; and the employment was not regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1, section 6 as in force immediately before the commencement; and the person does not hold a working with children authority. Sections 175, 176A, 176C and 176E do not apply in relation to the employment until— 3 months after the commencement; or if the person makes a working with children check application within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)—the application is decided or withdrawn. s 590 ins 2019 No. 19 s 78 sub 2020 No. 39 s 59 (sec.590-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement— a person was employed in employment, or was continuing in employment, mentioned in schedule 1, section 6A; and the employment was not regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1, section 6 as in force immediately before the commencement; and the person does not hold a working with children authority. (sec.590-ssec.2) Sections 175, 176A, 176C and 176E do not apply in relation to the employment until— 3 months after the commencement; or if the person makes a working with children check application within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)—the application is decided or withdrawn.
- (a) a person was employed in employment, or was continuing in employment, mentioned in schedule 1, section 6A; and
- (b) the employment was not regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1, section 6 as in force immediately before the commencement; and
- (c) the person does not hold a working with children authority.
- (a) 3 months after the commencement; or
- (b) if the person makes a working with children check application within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)—the application is decided or withdrawn.