Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH CHILDREN (CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKING) ACT 2004 (NO. 65 OF 2004) - SECT 59

59 .         Ministers of religion etc. continuing in child-related employment

        (1)         In this section —

        "continuing minister of religion" means a person —

            (a)         who was employed in child-related employment by another person immediately before the commencement day as a minister of religion or in any other capacity for the purposes of a religious organisation; and

            (b)         who continues to be employed in that employment by that person in that capacity.

        (2)         Until the day prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection, sections 22(6) and  24(a) do not apply in relation to a person being employed in child-related employment as a continuing minister of religion.