Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2013 (WA)

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COMMUNITY AND CHILD SERVICES

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Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004

Working with Children (Criminal Record

Checking) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2013

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Working with Children (Criminal
Record Checking) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2013.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Working with Children (Criminal
Record Checking) Regulations 2005.

4.             Regulation 3 amended

In regulation 3 insert in alphabetical order:

exempt work means work, described in Schedule 1, to

which section 6(1) does not apply;

national event means an event taking place in Western

Australia over a specific period of time —

(a)	that is organised at State, Territory or national level by a recognised body for sporting, educational, religious, cultural, recreational or skill development purposes; and
(b)	in which children from more than one State, Territory or country are participating;

national tour means a tour taking place over a specific

period of time —

(a)	that is organised at State, Territory or national level by a recognised body for sporting, educational, religious, cultural, recreational or skill development purposes; and
(b)	in which children from more than one State, Territory or country are participating; and

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(c) that makes stops at several different venues and locations in Australia, including at least one stop in Western Australia;

Note:	The heading to amended regulation 3 is to read:
Terms used

5.             Schedule 1 amended

(1) In Schedule 1 clause 12:

(a)	delete paragraph (a) and insert:
(a) who —

(i)      is not ordinarily resident in the State; and

(ii)      has not carried out exempt work under item 17 within the period of 12 months before this work is, or is proposed to be, carried out;

and

(b) in paragraph (c) delete “exceed” and insert:

exceed, in total,

(2)	In Schedule 1 clause 14 delete “students” and insert:
persons
(3)	After Schedule 1 clause 16 insert:

17.            National events and national tours (Act s. 6(1)(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii) or (xviii))

Work referred to in section 6(1)(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (x), (xi),
(xii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii) or (xviii) carried out in
connection with a national event or a national tour by a

person —

(a) who —

(i)      is not ordinarily resident in the State; and

(ii)

has not carried out exempt work under this 12 months before this work is, or is proposed to be, carried out;

and

(b) during one period that does not exceed 30 days in any period of 12 months.

G. MOORE, Clerk of the Executive Council.