Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011

Despite section 15, the commissioner may impose an interim bar on an unregistered person, stopping the person from engaging in either of the following activities, if the commissioner reasonably believes that the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to a vulnerable person:

a regulated activity involving children;

an NDIS activity.

A decision under s (1) is a reviewable decision (see s 61).

The commissioner must tell the person, in writing, about the person’s interim bar.

The interim bar takes effect on the day after the day the commissioner tells the person, in writing, about the interim bar, and continues until the earlier of—

the day the commissioner notifies the person, in writing, that the bar is removed; or

the day the person’s application for registration is decided.

A person may apply to the commissioner to remove an interim bar that has been in effect for at least 6 months.

The commissioner must, on application—

remove the person’s interim bar; or

refuse to remove the person’s interim bar.

A decision under s (5) (b) is a reviewable decision (see s 61).

The commissioner must not refuse to remove a person’s interim bar unless the commissioner reasonably believes the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to a vulnerable person.