Working with Children Check Act 2000

The chief executive may decide to—

cancel a person’s working with children authority; or

end the suspension of a person’s working with children authority; or

if subsection (4) applies—take no action and continue the suspension of the authority.

The chief executive may make a decision under subsection (1)—

on the chief executive’s own initiative; or

on the application of a person under section 300A.

The chief executive must not make a decision under subsection (1) if the chief executive is required to cancel the person’s working with children authority under section 303 or 303A.

The chief executive is not required to decide a person’s application under section 300A—

while the person is subject to a charge for an offence that has not been dealt with; or

if the person has been convicted of an offence and either—

the period allowed for an appeal relating to the person’s conviction or sentence has not ended; or

an appeal relating to the conviction or sentence has started but has not been decided; or

if the person is a registered teacher—while the person’s teacher registration is suspended under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, section 49; or

if the person holds an interstate working with children authority—while the person’s authority is suspended under a corresponding WWC law; or

if the person is an applicant for an interstate working with children check application—while the person is subject to an interstate interim bar in relation to the application.

If the chief executive does not decide the application under subsection (4), the person’s authority continues to be suspended.

If subsection (5) applies, the chief executive must give the person a notice that states the reasons for the continued suspension of the person’s authority.