CXT v Children’s Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 264

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: CXT v Children's Guardian [2017] NSWCATAD 264 Hearing dates: 23 June 2017 Date of orders: 31 August 2017 Decision date: 31 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Hitter, Senior Member B Field, General Member Decision: The decision of the Respondent to cancel CXT's Working with Children Check clearance is affirmed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – child protection – Working with Children Check clearance - whether the Applicant poses a risk to the safety of children. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1998 Cases Cited: BKE v Office of Children's Guardian & Anor [2015] NSWSC 523 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CXT (Applicant) Children's Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr Karp (Respondent)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/00014779 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.