Working with Children Check Act 2000
sec.626Application to chief executive for fresh decision about exceptional case
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sec.626 Application to chief executive for fresh decision about exceptional case
This section applies if— before the commencement— the chief executive made a chapter 8 reviewable decision about whether there is an exceptional case for a person (an exceptional case decision ); and because of the exceptional case decision the chief executive— issued the person a negative notice; or refused to cancel a negative notice issued to the person; and the person had not applied for a review of the exceptional case decision under former section 354; and on the commencement, the time for starting a review of the exceptional case decision had not ended. The person may apply to the chief executive for the exceptional case decision to be redetermined as if the application were a fresh application. An application under subsection (2) must be made within 2 months after the commencement. Also, the chief executive may redetermine the exceptional case decision on the chief executive’s own initiative. A decision of the chief executive under this section must be made under the amended Act. If the person applies to QCAT for a review of the exceptional case decision QCAT must refuse the application. s 626 ins 2024 No. 50 s 120 (sec.626-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement— the chief executive made a chapter 8 reviewable decision about whether there is an exceptional case for a person (an exceptional case decision ); and because of the exceptional case decision the chief executive— issued the person a negative notice; or refused to cancel a negative notice issued to the person; and the person had not applied for a review of the exceptional case decision under former section 354; and on the commencement, the time for starting a review of the exceptional case decision had not ended. (sec.626-ssec.2) The person may apply to the chief executive for the exceptional case decision to be redetermined as if the application were a fresh application. (sec.626-ssec.3) An application under subsection (2) must be made within 2 months after the commencement. (sec.626-ssec.4) Also, the chief executive may redetermine the exceptional case decision on the chief executive’s own initiative. (sec.626-ssec.5) A decision of the chief executive under this section must be made under the amended Act. (sec.626-ssec.6) If the person applies to QCAT for a review of the exceptional case decision QCAT must refuse the application.
- (a) before the commencement— (i) the chief executive made a chapter 8 reviewable decision about whether there is an exceptional case for a person (an exceptional case decision ); and (ii) because of the exceptional case decision the chief executive— (A) issued the person a negative notice; or (B) refused to cancel a negative notice issued to the person; and (iii) the person had not applied for a review of the exceptional case decision under former section 354; and