Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) ACT 2011 (NO. 44 OF 2011) - SECT 22

    (1)     This section applies to a person if—

        (a)     the person is given a negative notice; or

Note     Negative notice —see s 40 (2).

        (b)     the person's registration is cancelled.

    (2)     The person may apply for registration under section 17 only if—

        (a)     it is at least 3 years after the day—

              (i)     the person was given the negative notice; or

              (ii)     the cancellation took effect; or

Note     For when a cancellation takes effect, see  s 59 (4).

        (b)     there has been a change in relevant information about the person since—

              (i)     the person was given the negative notice; or

              (ii)     the cancellation took effect

Examples—change in relevant information

1     a person has been acquitted of a previously pending charge for a relevant offence

2     a person's conviction for a relevant offence has been quashed

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (3)     The risk assessment guidelines may provide for what constitutes a change in relevant information about the person.