Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO. 29 OF 2020)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Legislation amended  
   4.      New section 6A  
   5.      When is a person engaged in a regulated  
   6.      What is contact with a vulnerable  
   7.      New sections 11A and 11B  
   8.      When is a person required to be  
   9.      Section 12 (4), definition of close relative, paragraph (b) and  
   10.     Offences—person engage in regulated activity for which person not  
   11.     Section 13 (5), note 2  
   12.     Offences—employer engage person in regulated activity for which person not  
   13.     Section 14 (5), note 2  
   14.     Section 15A heading  
   15.     Section 15A (1) and note  
   16.     When unregistered person may be engaged in regulated activity—kinship  
   17.     Section 16 (3), definition of kinship carer  
   18.     Application for registration  
   19.     Section 17 (4), note  
   20.     Section 21 heading  
   21.     Section 21 (1) (c) and (2) (c)  
   22.     Restriction on reapplying for  
   23.     Sections 24 to 26A  
   24.     Risk assessment guidelines—content  
   25.     Section 28 (2) (b), note  
   26.     Section 29  
   27.     Risk assessment guidelines—non-conviction  
   28.     New section 30 (2)  
   29.     Risk assessments  
   30.     Independent advisors—appointment  
   31.     Proposed negative  
   32.     Negative notices  
   33.     Section 40 (2) (a), notes  
   34.     Section 40 (3) and note  
   35.     Section 40 (4), new note  
   36.     New section 40 (5)  
   37.     Registration  
   38.     Conditional registration  
   39.     New sections 42A to 42C  
   40.     Proposed conditional registration  
   41.     Section 43 (3)  
   42.     Notice of conditional registration  
   43.     Interim conditional registration  
   44.     Section 55 heading  
   45.     Section 55 (1) (b) and (2) (b)  
   46.     Section 56 heading  
   47.     New section 56A  
   48.     Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation of  
   49.     Suspension or cancellation of registration  
   50.     Commissioner may give information to employers  
   51.     Section 63C (as amended)  
   52.     New part 9  
   53.     Reviewable decisions  
   54.     Schedule 2, item 3  
   55.     Schedule 3  
   56.     Dictionary, new definition of adult conviction or finding of  
   57.     Dictionary, definitions of class A disqualifying offence  
   58.     Dictionary, new definition of Drugs of Dependence Act  
   59.     Dictionary, definition of interim bar  
   60.     Dictionary, new definitions  
   61.     Dictionary, definition of relevant offence  
   62.     Dictionary, new definition of Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)  
   63.     Dictionary, definition of role-based registration  
   64.     Dictionary, new definition of young adult relationship  
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