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Working with Children Amendment Regulations 2012

S.R. No. 98/2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Objective

5Definitions

6New regulation 12 inserted

12Notification of change to personal particulars

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STATUTORY RULES 2012

S.R. No. 98/2012

Working with Children Act 2005

Working with Children Amendment Regulations 2012

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 4 September 2012

Responsible Minister:

ROBERT CLARK
Attorney-General

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Working with Children Regulations 2006 to require applicants for, and holders of, assessment notices to notify the Secretary of changes in their personal particulars.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 49 of the Working with Children Act 2005.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2012.

4Objective

After regulation 1(c) of the Working with Children Regulations 2006,[1] insert—

"(d)provide for offences relating to a failure by an applicant for or a holder of an assessment notice to notify the Secretary of a change in his or her personal particulars; and".

5Definitions

In regulation 3A of the Working with Children Regulations 2006, insert the following definition—

"personal particulars means—

(a)a person's full name and any other name by which the person has been known; and

(b)a person's date of birth; and

(c)a person's residential address; and

(d)any telephone number provided as a person's telephone number in relation to his or her application for an assessment notice or his or her current assessment notice;".

6New regulation 12 inserted

After regulation 11 of the Working with Children Regulations 2006, insert—

12Notification of change to personal particulars"

(1)A person who has made an application for an assessment notice that is still pending must notify the Secretary of any change to his or her personal particulars within 21 days of becoming aware of the change.

Penalty:1 penalty unit.

(2)A person who has a current assessment notice must notify the Secretary of any change to his or her personal particulars within 21 days of becoming aware of the change.

Penalty:1 penalty unit.".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 29/2006 as amended by S.R. Nos 59/2007, 53/2008 and 119/2010.

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Penalty Units

These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.

In accordance with section 11 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, the value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2012 is $140.84.

The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.

The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004.  The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.