Offence to work without clearance, without having applied for clearance or if subject to an exclusion
68 Offence to work without clearance, without having applied for clearance or if subject to an exclusion
A person must not start or continue to be employed or otherwise engaged by a registered NDIS provider in NDIS work which involves (wholly or in part) a risk assessed role unless —
the person is the holder of an NDIS worker check clearance certificate and the certificate is not suspended; or
the person has applied for an NDIS worker check clearance, the application is pending, and the person is not subject to an interim bar.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $60 000.
A person must not start or continue to be employed or otherwise engaged by a registered NDIS provider in NDIS work which involves (wholly or in part) a risk assessed role if the person is subject to an NDIS worker check exclusion certificate.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $60 000.
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