Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 162

162 Engaging police officer or registered teacher who is not public service employee before exemption issued

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the chief executive of a department engages a person who is a police officer or a registered teacher to perform child-related duties on the basis the person has made an application mentioned in section 158 (1) (b) ; and

(b) when the chief executive engages the person, the person is not a public service employee.

(2) The chief executive—

(a) may only appoint the person on probation under section 126 for a period that does not end before a working with children exemption is issued to the person; and

(b) may confirm the person’s appointment under section 126 only if the person is issued a working with children exemption; and

(c) must not confirm the person’s appointment under section 126 if either of the following happens—

(i) the person’s application is withdrawn under the Working with Children Act ;

(ii) the person is issued a negative notice.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the power under section 126 to have a longer probationary period or to terminate the person’s employment.

(4) In this section—

"working with children exemption" means a working with children exemption under the Working with Children Act .