Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23:
1. On 3 July 2024, the respondent made a decision to cancel the applicant's working with children check clearance pursuant to s 23(1) of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) (WWC Act). The applicant, who has been given the pseudonym GNH, was granted a paid working with children clearance on 10 June 2020. He operates a business that requires him to have a clearance: first, because he supervises apprentices who are usually younger than 18 years old and, secondly, because he and his staff are often required to work on site at hospitals and schools.
2. The applicant was notified of the cancellation by noti...