EQ -v- Commission for Children & Young People [2003] NSWADT 123

CITATION: EQ -v- Commission for Children & Young People [2003] NSWADT 123 DIVISION: Community Services Division APPLICANT PARTIES: EQ RESPONDENT Commission for Children & Young People FILE NUMBER: 034002 HEARING DATES: 04/04/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/04/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 05/26/2003

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Declaration that applicant not a prohibited person MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 CASES CITED: Commission for Children and Young People v V [2002] NSWSC 949 R v Commission for Children and Young People [2002] NSWIR Comm 101 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In Person RESPONDENT L Lapthorn, barrister ORDERS: 1. Application is dismissed; 2. The applicant may make further application for an order under s 9(1) of the Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 at any time following the date of this decision but only in respect of voluntary employment at C's school;; 3. A copy of these orders to be served on the Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service

Section 126 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 applies to this decision. Section 126 provides (1A) This section applies only to the following:

(a) proceedings in the Community Services Division of the Tribunal, (b) appeals to an Appeal Panel from a decision made by the Tribunal in the Community Services Division, (c) such other proceedings (or class or classes of proceedings) as may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.