Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) ACT 2011 (NO. 44 OF 2011) - SECT 48

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person's registration is subject to a condition; and

        (b)     the person contravenes a requirement of the condition.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person's registration is subject to a condition; and

        (b)     the person contravenes a requirement of the condition; and

        (c)     the person knows, or is reckless about whether, the person is contravening the requirement.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.

    (4)     Strict liability applies to subsection (3) (a).

Note     The commissioner may suspend or cancel a person's registration if the person's registration is subject to a condition and the person contravenes a requirement of the condition (see s 57 (1)).