WWC category C applications
64 WWC category C applications
An application for a WWC check is a WWC category C application if it is in respect of a person—
who has at any time been subject to a relevant disciplinary or regulatory finding; or
who is charged with or has at any time been convicted or found guilty of a WWC category B offence specified in clause 2, 8, 9, 15 or 22 of Schedule 4 if the conduct constituting or alleged to constitute that offence occurred when the person was a child; or
who is charged with or has at any time been convicted or found guilty of an offence other than a WWC category A offence or a WWC category B offence; or
who, not more than 5 years before the application was made, has been given an NDIS exclusion on an NDIS category C application or an NDIS category C re‑assessment; or
S. 64(1)(e) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 79(a).
who has at any time been charged with an offence specified in clause 2 of Schedule 5 if the charge has been finally dealt with other than by way of a conviction or a finding of guilt; or
S. 64(1)(f) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 79(b).
who is the subject of child safety risk information received or held by the Regulator.
Note
For examples of the ways a charge may be finally dealt with, see section 6(1).
For the purposes of this section, if the conduct constituting or alleged to constitute an offence occurs between 2 dates, one on which the person was a child and one on which the person was an adult, that conduct occurs when the person was an adult.
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