Do employers have any ongoing obligations?

Do employers have any ongoing obligations?

An employer of a person in a prescribed position must notify the Screening Unit if they become aware:

of any assessable information in relation to the person
that the person is prohibited from working with children under a law of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory
that the person is or has become a registrable offender, or the person makes a disclosure to their employer, under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA).

It is an offence for an employer to refuse or fail to notify the Screening Unit of these matters as soon as reasonably practicable as required by section 19(2) and regulation 12. The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of $25,000 [s 19(3)].

Do employers have any ongoing obligations? : Last Revised: Fri Aug 2nd 2024
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