South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts33A—Fee payable where volunteer undertakes paid employment
(a) a
working with children check is conducted under this Act in respect of a
person; and
(b) the
person satisfies the central assessment unit that the person is a volunteer
and so pays no fee in relation to the working with children check; and
(c) the
person uses that working with children check to work with children other than
as a volunteer,
the person must, unless the fee is waived by the central assessment unit, pay
to the central assessment unit the prescribed fee.
(2) However,
subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who works with
children other than as a volunteer on less than 7 days in any 12 month period
(whether or not the person also works with children on a volunteer basis
during that period).
(3) A payment under
subsection (1) must be made as soon as is reasonably practicable (and in
any case within 28 days) after the person commences work with children other
than as a volunteer.
(4) A person who fails
to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
(5) However, a failure
to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the validity of a
working with children check.