South Australian Numbered Acts

CHILD SAFETY (PROHIBITED PERSONS) ACT 2016 (NO 49 OF 2016)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2--Objects, principles and guidelines

   3.      Object and principles
   4.      Guidelines

   PART 3--Interpretation and provisions relating to application of Act

   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Meaning of child-related work and work with children
   7.      Meaning of employed, employee and employer
   8.      Meaning of assessable information
   9.      Meaning of excluded person
   10.     Criminal intelligence
   11.     Procedural fairness
   12.     Interaction with other Acts and laws
   13.     Act to bind, and impose criminal liability on, the Crown
   14.     Exemptions

   PART 4--Restrictions on working with children Division 1--Persons who cannot work with children

   15.     Prohibited persons not to work with children
   16.     Working with children without current working with children check prohibited Division 2--Steps employers must take in relation to employing person
   17.     Steps employers must take before employing person in prescribed position
   18.     Employer to ensure working with children check conducted at least every 5 years
   19.     Employer to advise central assessment unit of certain information

   PART 5--Working with children checks Division 1--Central assessment unit

   20.     Central assessment unit
   21.     Functions
   22.     Registrar
   23.     Powers of delegation
   24.     Evaluation of central assessment unit Division 2--Working with children checks
   25.     Working with children checks to be conducted by central assessment unit
   26.     Nature of working with children check
   27.     Application for working with children check
   28.     Working with children check to be conducted even if application withdrawn
   29.     Unique identifiers
   30.     Central assessment unit may conduct additional working with children checks
   31.     Central assessment unit may seek external advice
   32.     Issue of prohibition notice
   33.     Revocation of prohibition notice Division 3--Records management system
   34.     Records management system
   35.     Inspection of records management system Division 4--Information gathering powers etc
   36.     Registrar may require information from public sector agencies
   37.     Registrar may require information from other persons
   38.     Court to provide notice of certain findings of guilt to central assessment unit
   39.     Commissioner of Police to provide information to central assessment unit
   40.     Certain persons to advise central assessment unit of changes in information
   41.     Central assessment unit to advise employer of certain information
   42.     Central assessment unit to advise prescribed persons and bodies of certain information

   PART 6--Review of decisions by South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

   43.     Review of decisions by South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

   PART 7--Miscellaneous

   44.     Parents etc may require person to provide unique identifier
   45.     Misrepresentations relating to working with children check
   46.     False or misleading statements
   47.     No obligation to maintain secrecy
   48.     Limitation of liability
   49.     Confidentiality
   50.     Victimisation
   51.     Service
   52.     Evidentiary provision
   53.     Regulations