Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO. 13 OF 2019) - SECT 29

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21A     Offence—applicant fail to disclose change in relevant information

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person has applied for registration; and

        (b)     the commissioner has not—

              (i)     told the person that the person has been registered; or

              (ii)     given the person a negative notice; and

        (c)     there has been a change in relevant information about the person since the person applied for registration; and

        (d)     the person does not tell the commissioner about the change in relevant information, in writing, within 10 working days after the day the information changes.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     In this section:

"relevant information", about a person, means information about—

        (a)     an allegation or investigation mentioned in section 18 (2) (ba); or

        (b)     for a person who has applied for registration to engage in an NDIS activity—a matter mentioned in section 18A (1) (b).