Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.605Existing eligibility application for person who is no longer disqualified person
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sec.605 Existing eligibility application for person who is no longer disqualified person
This section applies if— a person made an application for an eligibility declaration under former section 178; and immediately before the commencement the application had not been decided, withdrawn, or taken to have been withdrawn; and from the commencement the person is no longer a disqualified person. The application is taken to be a working with children check application and for that purpose new chapter 8, part 4, division 9 applies. Subject to subsection (4), anything done in relation to the application under former chapter 8, part 1, former chapter 8, part 4, division 9 or former chapter 8, part 5, division 8 is taken to have been done in relation to the application under new chapter 8, part 4, division 9. If the chief executive invited submissions from a person under former section 229 and the person made submissions to the chief executive, whether before or after the commencement, the chief executive may either— give the person a written notice under new section 235 and consider any submissions made by the person under that section; or issue a working with children authority. s 605 ins 2024 No. 50 s 120 (sec.605-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person made an application for an eligibility declaration under former section 178; and immediately before the commencement the application had not been decided, withdrawn, or taken to have been withdrawn; and from the commencement the person is no longer a disqualified person. (sec.605-ssec.2) The application is taken to be a working with children check application and for that purpose new chapter 8, part 4, division 9 applies. (sec.605-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4), anything done in relation to the application under former chapter 8, part 1, former chapter 8, part 4, division 9 or former chapter 8, part 5, division 8 is taken to have been done in relation to the application under new chapter 8, part 4, division 9. (sec.605-ssec.4) If the chief executive invited submissions from a person under former section 229 and the person made submissions to the chief executive, whether before or after the commencement, the chief executive may either— give the person a written notice under new section 235 and consider any submissions made by the person under that section; or issue a working with children authority. s 605 ins 2024 No. 50 s 120
- (a) a person made an application for an eligibility declaration under former section 178; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement the application had not been decided, withdrawn, or taken to have been withdrawn; and
- (c) from the commencement the person is no longer a disqualified person.
- (a) give the person a written notice under new section 235 and consider any submissions made by the person under that section; or