New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (WORKING WITH CHILDREN) ACT 2012 - SECT 16

16 Request for further information

(1) The Children's Guardian may, by notice in writing to an applicant for a working with children check clearance or the holder of a clearance, request the applicant or holder to provide further information about an offence or other matter related to the application or clearance.

(2) The Children's Guardian may terminate an application for a clearance or cancel a clearance if the applicant or holder fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide further information within 3 months of the request being made and the Children's Guardian has not withdrawn the request.

(3) The Children's Guardian must--

(a) as soon as practicable after terminating an application, give written notice of that termination to the applicant and to each person that the Children's Guardian reasonably believes to be a notifiable person in relation to the applicant, or

(b) as soon as practicable after cancelling a clearance, give written notice of that cancellation to the holder of the clearance and to each person that the Children's Guardian reasonably believes to be a notifiable person in relation to the holder of the clearance.