Working with Children Check Act 2000

Chapter 8 does not apply to the carrying on of a disability services regulated business until 3 months after the commencement (disability services commencement date).

Subsection (3) applies to a person who, at the disability services commencement date—

is carrying on a disability services regulated business; and

does not have a current positive notice or current negative notice; and

either—

has a current positive notice under the Disability Services Act 2006 (DSA positive notice); or

has an application for a prescribed notice under the Disability Services Act 2006 that has not been decided or withdrawn (DSA application).

Sections 197 and 259 do not apply to the person carrying on the disability services regulated business until—

if the person holds a DSA positive notice—the earlier of the following—

the expiry or cancellation of the person’s DSA positive notice under the Disability Services Act 2006;

12 months after the disability services commencement date; or

for a person who has a DSA application—

if the person is issued with a DSA positive notice—12 months after the disability services commencement date; or

if the person is issued with a negative notice under the Disability Services Act 2006—the day the negative notice is issued; or

if the person’s DSA application is withdrawn before it is decided—the day the DSA application is withdrawn.

Section 323 does not apply to a person mentioned in subsection (2) until the first prescribed notice application or exemption notice application about the person is made after the disability services commencement date.