Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011
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27 Risk assessment guidelines (1) The commissioner must make guidelines (risk assessment guidelines) about how risk assessments are to be conducted under this Act. (2) A guideline may apply, adopt or incorporate an instrument, as in force from time to time. Note 1 The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated instrument, whether applied as in force from time to time or as at a particular time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)). Note 2 A reference to an instrument includes a reference to a provision of an instrument (see Legislation Act, s 14 (2)). (3) A risk assessment guideline is a disallowable instrument.
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