Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Regulation 2012

Number: SL2012-4
Made under: Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011, s 71
Status: In Force

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Notes

Proposed amendments by Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Bill 2025.

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
30 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R6	30 September 2023	Republication for expiry of provision (s 4A)

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
30 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R6	30 September 2023	Republication for expiry of provision (s 4A)
23 September 2021 - 29 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R5	23 September 2021	Republication for amendments by SL2021-22
7 May 2021 - 22 September 2021	HTML PDF Word	R4	7 May 2021	Republication for expiry of provision (s 4A)
1 February 2021 - 6 May 2021	HTML PDF Word	R3	1 February 2021	Republication for amendments by A2019-13 and A2020-29
6 May 2020 - 31 January 2021	HTML PDF Word	R2	6 May 2020	Republication for amendments by SL2020-18
8 November 2012 - 5 May 2020	HTML PDF Word	R1	8 November 2012	Republication for new regulation
8 November 2012	HTML PDF Word	As notified	6 February 2012

Notification statement

The Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Regulation 2012 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 6 February 2012 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
6 February 2012	8 November 2012	HTML PDF Word

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	6 February 2012	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	6 February 2012	LA s 75 (1)
remainder	8 November 2012	s 2 and see A2011-44, s 2 (2)

Expiries

Expiry information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register, for a full list of expired provisions in this law see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 4A	29 September 2023 (midnight)	expires on the day A2020-11 expires (s 4A (4))
s 4A	6 May 2021 (midnight)	s 4A (4)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Amendment information is being progressively added to the Legislation Register. For a full list of legislation amending this law, see the legislation history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2019-13	Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Act 2019	sch 1 pt 1.3	1 February 2021
SL2020-18	Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1)	s 4	6 May 2020
A2020-29	Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Act 2020	sch 1 pt 1.5	1 February 2021
SL2021-22	Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1)	s 4	23 September 2021