Australia, June 3 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 5:
1. The applicant, GHM, seeks an enabling order, under section 28(1) of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) (WWC Act), declaring that he is not to be treated as a 'disqualified person' for the purposes of that Act in respect of the 'disqualifying offences' of which he was convicted in July 2014.
2. The applicant seeks a declaration so that he can be issued with a volunteer working with children check clearance (WWCC clearance) by the respondent, the Children's Guardian, under the WWC Act.
3. Prior to making this application, in February 2024, the applicant had applied to the respondent for a WWCC clearan...