Queensland Numbered Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES AND OTHER LEGISLATION (WORKER SCREENING) AMENDMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 46

46 Replacement of s 231 (Term of clearance and negative notice)

Section 231 —
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231 Term of clearance

(1) Unless cancelled earlier under part 5A, the term of a working with children clearance issued to a person is—

(a) if the chief executive decides the term of the clearance under subsection (2)—the term decided by the chief executive; or

(b) otherwise—3 years.

(2) The chief executive may decide that the term of a person’s working with children clearance is the same as the term of—

(a) if the person made a combined application—a disability clearance issued to the person by the chief executive (disability services) after deciding the application; or

(b) a disability clearance otherwise held by the person.

(3) The term decided by the chief executive under subsection (2) may be less than 3 years or more than 3 years.

Note—

Under the Disability Services Act 2006 , section 101, the term of an NDIS clearance is 5 years and the term of a State clearance is 3 years.

231A Term of negative notice A negative notice remains in force until it is cancelled under part 5A.