Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 789A

789A Power to demand production of working with children card

(1) This section applies if a police officer knows or reasonably suspects—

(a) a person is the holder of a working with children card; and

(b) any of the following apply to the person—

(i) the person has been charged with a serious offence or disqualifying offence;

(ii) the person is a relevant disqualified person.

(2) The police officer may require the person to immediately give the working with children card to the police officer.

(3) The person must comply with the requirement under subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(4) A police officer who is given a person’s working with children card under subsection (2) must give the person a receipt for the card.

(5) A police officer must give the working with children card to the chief executive (employment screening).

(6) A police officer may retain the working with children card until it is given to the chief executive (employment screening) under subsection (5) .

(7) For exercising a power under subsection (2) , the police officer is taken to be investigating a matter as mentioned in section 19 .

(8) In this section—

"chief executive (employment screening)" means the chief executive of the department in which the Working with Children Act is administered.

"disqualifying offence" means a disqualifying offence within the meaning of the Working with Children Act .

"relevant disqualified person" means a relevant disqualified person within the meaning of the Working with Children Act .

"serious offence" means a serious offence within the meaning of the Working with Children Act .

"Working with Children Act" means the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 .

"working with children card" see the Working with Children Act , schedule 7 .