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WORKING WITH CHILDREN (SCREENING) ACT 2004 - SECT 68

68 .         Proceedings before State Administrative Tribunal or court

        (1)         Subject to this Subdivision, the former classification provisions continue to apply (to the extent relevant) to and in relation to a person who is the subject of proceedings before the State Administrative Tribunal or a court under or in respect of this Act that were commenced —

            (a)         before commencement day; or

            (b)         on or after commencement day if the proceedings relate to —

                  (i)         any proceedings commenced before commencement day; or

                  (ii)         any matter where the right to commence those proceedings arose before commencement day and the period for commencing those proceedings had not expired before commencement day; or

                  (iii)         any matter where the right to commence those proceedings expired before commencement day but the State Administrative Tribunal or a court grants an extension of time to commence those proceedings; or

                  (iv)         any matter to which subsection (4) or any of sections 63 to 67 apply.

        (2)         Subsection (1)(b)(i) and (ii) extend to a case where the period for commencing proceedings expires and the State Administrative Tribunal or a court grants an extension of time to commence the proceedings.

        (3)         The former classification provisions apply under subsection (1) pending the outcome of the proceedings (and subject to subsection (4) and the other provisions of this Subdivision).

        (4)         Subject to this Subdivision —

            (a)         if, as a result of proceedings referred to in subsection (1), an assessment notice is issued to the person who was the subject of the proceedings, the former classification provisions continue to apply to and in relation to the person until that assessment notice ceases to have effect or the person applies for a further assessment notice under Part 2 Division 1 (whichever occurs first); and

            (b)         if, as a result of proceedings referred to in subsection (1), a negative notice still applies in relation to the person who was the subject of the proceedings, the former classification provisions continue to apply to and in relation to the person —

                  (i)         until all rights of review and appeal have been exhausted; and

                  (ii)         if an assessment notice is issued as a result of a review or appeal — until that assessment notice ceases to have effect or the person applies for a further assessment notice under Part 2 Division 1 (whichever occurs first).

        [Section 68 inserted: No. 47 of 2022 s. 44.]



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