Queensland Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH CHILDREN (RISK MANAGEMENT AND SCREENING) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 68

68 Amendment of s 304A (Cancelling authority because of subsequent information)

(1) Section 304A (1) (b) —
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(b) other information about the person that the chief executive reasonably believes is relevant to deciding whether it would pose a risk to the safety of children if the person were to continue to hold the authority; or

(2) Section 304A —
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(4) However, if the chief executive gives a notice under section 235 requesting submissions from the person but is not satisfied the person received the notice, the chief executive may cancel the person’s authority without issuing a negative notice to the person.

Examples for subsection (4)—

1 The chief executive sent a notice under section 235 by post to the address of the place of residence of the person last known to the chief executive, but the notice is returned to the chief executive because the person no longer lives at the address.

2 The chief executive gave a notice under section 235 and did not receive a response to the notice. The chief executive then tried to contact the applicant by phone or email and was not successful.