National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Screening) Act 2020

If the CEO proposes to refuse to grant a clearance to an applicant, the CEO must give written notice to the applicant —

of the proposed decision; and

that the applicant may make a submission to the CEO, in writing or in an approved form, within the period (being a period of at least 28 days) specified in the notice.

Before deciding the application, the CEO —

must consider any submission made by the applicant within the period specified in the notice under subsection (1); and

may, if the CEO thinks fit, consider any submission made after the expiration of that period.

If the applicant is a disqualified person, the only submission that the applicant may make is that the applicant’s criminal record does not include a conviction for a Class 1 offence committed by the person as an adult.