Queensland Numbered Acts

CHILD SAFE ORGANISATIONS ACT 2024 - SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 4 – Provisions amended by section 130

Part 1 - References to Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000

1 Adoption Act 2009

• Schedule 3 , definitions
"disqualification order" , paragraph (a) ,
"disqualifying offence" and
"serious offence"

2 Child Safe Organisations Act 2024

• Schedule 1 , section 1 (a) , examples, third dot point

• Schedule 1 , section 7 (f)

3 Crime and Corruption Act 2001

• Section 273H (3) , definition relevant offence , paragraph (b)

4 Criminal Code

• Section 229BB (3) (d) and (4) , definition regulated volunteer

5 Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017

†¢ Section 128 (1) (b) , (4) and (5) , definition chief executive (employment screening)

• Schedule 1 , definition working with children authority

6 Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011

†¢ Section 16

7 Education (General Provisions) Act 2006

• Schedule 4 , definitions
"disqualifying offence" and
"serious offence"

8 Education (Overseas Students) Act 2018

†¢ Section 93 (1) (f)

9 Evidence Act 1977

• Schedule 3 , definitions
"employment-screening Act" , paragraph (b) and
"employment-screening decision" , paragraph (b)

10 Family and Child Commission Act 2014

• Schedule 1 , definition criminal history , paragraph (c)

11 Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008

†¢ Section 20 (3) , definition serious offence , paragraph (b)

12 Grammar Schools Act 2016

†¢ Section 40 (4)

13 Ministerial and Other Office Holder Staff Act 2010

• Section 13I (7) , definition disqualifying offence

14 Parliamentary Service Act 1988

• Section 47G (7) , definition disqualifying offence

15 Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

• Section 789B (8) , definition chief executive (disability worker screening)

16 Police Service Administration Act 1990

• Schedule 1 , entry for Information about MRQ volunteers, SES local government employees and SES volunteers and applicants to become MRQ volunteers, SES local government employees or SES volunteers, item 2

17 Public Sector Act 2022

†¢ Section 48 , definition working with children authority

†¢ Section 50 (2) , note 2

†¢ Section 56 , definitions
"negative notice" and
"registered teacher"

†¢ Section 57 (1) (b) and (2) , note

†¢ Section 58 (1) (b)

†¢ Section 59 (1) (c) (i)

†¢ Section 60 (2) (c) (i) and (4) , definition working with children exemption

†¢ Section 61 (1)

†¢ Section 62 (1)

†¢ Section 64 (1) (c) and (3) , definition chief executive (working with children)

†¢ Section 74 (7) , definition disqualifying offence

• Schedule 2 , definition regulated employment

18 Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994

• Section 28B (3A) and (4B)

• Section 148 (6) (b)

• Schedule 3 , definitions
"category A driver disqualifying offence" ,
"category B driver disqualifying offence" , paragraphs (a)(i), (b)(i) and (b)(ii)(B),
"chief executive (employment screening)" ,
"imprisonment order" and
"relevant order" , paragraph (b)

19 Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995

†¢ Section 122 , definition disqualifying offence , paragraph (a)

Part 2 - References to Working with Children Act

20 Child Protection Act 1999

†¢ Section 126 (d)

• Section 129A (c)

• Section 139 (1) (h) (i)

• Section 140AB , definitions
"apply for a review" and
"prescribed provision"

• Section 140A (1) (b) and (5) (d)

• Section 141H (1) (c)

• Section 141I (1) (c)

• Section 148B (1) (a) (ii)

• Section 148C (1)

• Section 148D (2) and (4)

• Schedule 3 , definitions
"chief executive (employment screening)" ,
"criminal history" , paragraph (c) ,
"disqualifying offence" ,
"negative notice" ,
"serious offence" ,
"working with children authority" and
"working with children check application"

21 Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004

• Schedule 5 , definitions
"working with children authority" ,
"working with children card" and
"working with children check application"

22 Disability Services Act 2006

†¢ Section 54 (3) (d)

†¢ Section 61 (3) (d)

†¢ Section 77 (3) , note, paragraph (b)

• Section 138ZG (1)

• Section 138ZH (5) , definitions
"corresponding WWC law" and
"interstate working with children authority"

• Section 138ZN (1) (a) and (b)

• Schedule 8 , definitions
"chief executive (working with children)" ,
"working with children check application" and
"working with children clearance"

23 Education and Care Services Act 2013

†¢ Section 15 (1) , note

†¢ Section 25 (g)

†¢ Section 39 (10) and (11)

†¢ Section 91 (1) (b) and (5) (d)

• Section 190 (1) , note

• Section 200 (4) (c)

• Section 237 (1)

• Schedule 1 , definitions
"chief executive (employment screening)" ,
"negative notice" ,
"working with children authority" ,
"working with children check application" ,
"working with children check (exemption) application" and
"working with children clearance"

24 Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011

†¢ Section 19 , definitions
"chief executive (employment screening)" ,
"working with children authority" and
"working with children check application"

†¢ Section 20 (1) (b) and (5) (d)

†¢ Section 21 (5) (c) and (8) , note

†¢ Section 22 (4) , definition negative notice

†¢ Section 26 (2) , (3) , (4) and (5) , definitions
"working with children clearance" and
"working with children exemption"

25 Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005

†¢ Section 14 (2) (c) (i) , (7) (a) and (10) , definition employment-screening fee

†¢ Section 15 (9) (a) (i)

• Section 15D (1) and (2) (a) and (b)

• Section 285 (1) (b) , (4) (b) and (5) (c)

• Section 285AA (4) (b) (ii) and (5) (c)

• Section 285A (1) (b) and (3) (g)

• Section 285B (1) (b) and (4)

• Schedule 3 , definitions
"chief executive (employment screening)" ,
"disqualifying offence" and
"serious offence"

26 Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

• Section 789A (1) (b) (i) and (8) , definitions
"chief executive (employment screening)" ,
"disqualified person" ,
"disqualifying offence" ,
"serious offence" and
"working with children card"