Australia, July 3 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 3:
1. The applicant sought administrative review under s 27(2) of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) ('the Act') of the decision of the Children's Guardian made on 30 October 2023 to cancel his working with children check clearance on the grounds that he poses a risk to the safety of children ('the Cancellation Decision').
2. The applicant had previously applied for a clearance, having nominated "education" as his child-related employment. He was granted a clearance on 23 March 2020 despite his previous convictions in 2019 after pleading guilty for "common assault" and "stalk or intimidate intending to ca...