Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered ActsChapter 11 , part 21 , as inserted by this Act—
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598 New regulated employment(1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement—(a) a person was employed in employment, or was continuing in employment, mentioned in schedule 1, section 14; and(b) the employment was not regulated employment mentioned in schedule 1, section 14 as in force immediately before the commencement; and(c) the employee does not have a current working with children authority.(2) Sections 175, 176A, 176C and 176E do not apply in relation to the employment until—(a) 3 months after the commencement; or(b) if the person makes a working with children check application within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)—the application is decided or withdrawn.
599 New regulated businesses(1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement—(a) a person was carrying on a business mentioned in schedule 1, section 24; and(b) the business was not a regulated business mentioned in schedule 1, section 24 as in force immediately before the commencement; and(c) the person does not hold a working with children authority.(2) Sections 176B and 176G do not apply in relation to the person carrying on the business until—(a) 3 months after the commencement; or(b) if the person makes a working with children check application within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)—the application is decided or withdrawn.
600 Effect of adverse interstate WWC decision made before commencement on existing authority(1) This section applies in relation to a person who holds a working with children authority on the commencement.(2) For suspending or cancelling the person’s working with children authority, an adverse interstate WWC decision that is in effect on the commencement is taken to have been made on the commencement.(3) For subsection (2), it is immaterial whether the person’s working with children authority was suspended on the commencement.
601 Information that may be given under ss 345B and 345C(1) For sections 345B and 345C, the chief executive may give information about a person to the ACC or an interstate screening unit regardless of whether the information relates to a matter that happened before or after the commencement.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the information that may be given includes—(a) information about a working with children check application made before the commencement; and(b) information about a working with children authority or negative notice issued before the commencement; and(c) information about a person obtained by the chief executive under chapter 8, part 6 before the commencement.