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WORKER SCREENING ACT 2020 (NO. 34 OF 2020) - SECT 38

Re-assessment of eligibility to hold NDIS clearance

    (1)     The Secretary must re-assess a person's eligibility to hold an NDIS clearance if—

        (a)     notified by the person of a relevant change in circumstances under section 34; or

        (b)     notified of a relevant disciplinary or regulatory finding being made against the person; or

        (c)     notified by the Chief Commissioner of Police under section 131 of a charge or of how a charge has been finally dealt with; or

        (d)     notified by a law enforcement agency of a charge or how a charge has been finally dealt with; or

        (e)     notified by an NDIS worker screening unit of a charge or how a charge has been finally dealt with in another State or a Territory; or

        (f)     the Secretary becomes aware that the person has been given a WWC exclusion on a WWC category C application or a WWC category C re-assessment.

    (2)     The Secretary is not required to re-assess a person's eligibility to hold an NDIS clearance on being notified of a charge for an offence being finally dealt with if—

        (a)     a re-assessment was carried out on the Secretary being notified of the filing of the charge-sheet containing the charge; and

        (b)     the clearance was not revoked following that re-assessment.

    (3)     If the Secretary commences a re-assessment of a person's eligibility to hold an NDIS clearance, and the clearance expires before the re-assessment has been completed, the Secretary may complete the re-assessment.



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