CVG v Children’s Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 168

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: CVG v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 168 Hearing dates: 4 April 2017 Date of orders: 26 May 2017 Decision date: 26 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Hitter, Senior Member S Davison, General Member Decision: The decision of the Respondent to cancel the Working with Children Check Clearance is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether the Applicant poses a risk to the safety of children. Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: BJB v Office of the Children's Guardian (2014) NSW CATAD 111 at 110 BJB v The Children's Guardian (No. 2) [2014] NSWCATAD 164 at 32 BKE v Office of Children's Guardian & Anor [2015] NSWSC 523 BRT v Children's Guardian (2015) NSW CATAD 272 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CVG (Applicant) Children's Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms Giacomo (Respondent) Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/00378467, 1610715 Publication restriction: Disclosure of the name of the applicant and the name of any alleged victim or child referred to in the material before the Tribunal is prohibited. Note: the name of a person includes a reference to any information, picture or other material that identifies the person or is likely to lead to the identification of the person.