Term of exemption
239 Term of exemption
Unless an event mentioned in subsection (4) happens earlier, the term of a working with children exemption issued to a person is—
if the chief executive decides the term of the exemption under subsection (2)—the term decided by the chief executive; or
otherwise—3 years.
The chief executive may decide that the term of a person’s working with children exemption is the same as the term of—
if the person made a combined application—a disability clearance issued to the person by the chief executive (disability worker screening) after deciding the application; or
a disability clearance otherwise held by the person.
The term decided by the chief executive under subsection (2) may be less than 3 years or more than 3 years.
Note—Under the Disability Services Act 2006, section 101, the term of an NDIS clearance is 5 years and the term of a State clearance is 3 years.
For subsection (1), each of the following is an event for a working with children exemption—
the term of the exemption ends under section 350A because the holder of the exemption stops being a police officer or registered teacher;
the exemption is cancelled under part 5A.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.