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The Education Amendment Act 2010 has just been passed and in it is the following section. Further on in the Act it mentions that these Police Vets are required every 3 years.

The secretary has a PDF of the full act if required. But the relevant sections are listed below.

Education Amendment Act 2010 Pg 8

21. New Sections 78C to 78CD substituted

Section 78C to 78CD are repealed and the following sections substituted:

"78C Police vetting of non-teaching and unregistered employees at schools

The board of a State school, or the management of a school registerd under setion 35A, must obtain a Police vet of every person-

(a) Whom the board or the managment appoints, or intends to appoint to a position at the school;and

(b) who is to work at the school during normal school hours; and

(c) who is not a registered teacher or holder of a limited authority to teach.

"78CA Police vetting of contractors and their employees who work at schools

(1) The board of a State school, or the management of a school registered under section 35A, must obtain a Police vet of every contractor, or the employee of a contractor, who has, or is likely to have, unsupervised access to students at the school during normal school hours.

(2) In this section, contractor means a person who, under contract (other than an employment contract), works at a school.

"78CB Police vet must be obtained before perspn has unsupervised access to students

(1) A Police vet required under section 78C or 78CA must be obtained before the person has, or is likely to have, unsupervised access to students at the school during normal school hours.

(2) The board of a State school, or the management of a school registered under section 35A, that is required under section 78C to obtain a Police vet of a person must apply for the vet no later than 2 week after the person begins work at the school


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