New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (WORKING WITH CHILDREN) ACT 2012 - SECT 13

13 Applications for clearances

(1) A person may apply to the Children's Guardian for a working with children check clearance.

(2) An application must--

(a) be in the form approved by the Children's Guardian, and

(b) be accompanied by any other information required by the Children's Guardian, and

(c) specify the class of clearance applied for.

(3) The approved form must provide for the authorisation by the applicant of, and the consent by the applicant to, the following in connection with the application or any application under Part 4 and at any time while a clearance is in force--

(a) the conduct of a criminal record check in respect of the applicant,

(b) the disclosure of the applicant's criminal history,

(c) other inquiries about the applicant relevant to the application or clearance,

(d) without limiting paragraphs (b) and (c), disclosure of information about the applicant relevant to whether the applicant may be subject to an assessment requirement.

(4) The regulations may--

(a) prescribe the fee payable for an application and the manner in which it is to be paid, and

(b) require proof of identity to be provided by an applicant for a clearance in the manner prescribed by the regulations or approved by the Children's Guardian.

(5) The Children's Guardian must ensure that each applicant is given an application number and that the applicant is notified of that number.