Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies to a person if —
(a) the
person has a current assessment notice and is not employed in child-related
employment or carrying on a child-related business; and
(b)
there has been a relevant change in the person’s criminal record since
the assessment notice was issued to the person.
(2) A person to whom
this section applies must not be employed in child-related employment or carry
on a child-related business unless —
(a) the
person has been issued with a further assessment notice; or
(b) the
person has applied for a further assessment notice and the application is
pending.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $60 000 and
imprisonment for 5 years.
(3) A person to whom
subsection (2)(b) applies who is offered child-related employment must give
the person’s proposed employer written notice that —
(a)
there has been a relevant change in the person’s criminal record since
the person’s current assessment notice was issued; and
(b) the
person has applied for a further assessment notice and the application is
pending.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $60 000 and
imprisonment for 5 years.
(4) A person to whom
this section applies must give written notice to the CEO of a relevant change
in the person’s criminal record as soon as is practicable after the
change occurs.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $60 000 and
imprisonment for 5 years.
(5) If the CEO
receives a notice from a person under subsection (4), the CEO is to cancel the
person’s assessment notice.
(6) If the CEO cancels
the person’s assessment notice, the CEO is to give the person written
notice of the cancellation.
[Section 31 amended: No. 7 of 2010 s. 16; No. 47
of 2022 s. 46.]