Child Protection (Working with Children) Amendment (Statutory Review) Act 2018 (NSW)

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An Act to amend the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 to make further provision for checks and clearances for the purposes of working with children; and for related purposes.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Child Protection (Working with Children) Amendment (Statutory Review) Act 2018.

2Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

Schedule 1Amendment of Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 No 51[1]–[24]

(Repealed)

[25]Section 36B

Insert after section 36A:

36BDuty to keep information up to date(1)

A person who holds a working with children check clearance or who has made a current application to the Children’s Guardian for a working with children check clearance must notify the Children’s Guardian of any change to the person’s personal details within 3 months of the change occurring.

(2)

The notice must be given in a form approved by the Children’s Guardian.

(3)

A person’s personal details are as follows:

  • (a)

    the person’s name,

  • (b)

    the person’s address,

  • (c)

    the person’s contact details,

  • (d)

    the person’s employer or proposed employer,

  • (e)

    any other information of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

(4)

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

[26]

(Repealed)

Schedule 2

(Repealed)

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