Reviews of Working With Children Check (WWCC) Decisions & Decisions of Public or State Employers regarding child safety
We are experienced in Administration Law matters including the challenging of decisions made by the Children’s Guardian and the Department which processes Working With Children Checks (WWCC). Contact us for your initial consultation free of charge.
In the present climate in the wake of many scandalous stories about the abuse and mistreatment of children the government has made several strong decisions regarding the strict regulation of all those involved with children in any capacity be it in your profession, at work or even for volunteers. Whilst strict regulation might be a step in the right direction for child safety it is not an infallible system and sometimes innocent people’s live are affected with adverse decisions regarding a WWCC or events at work or outside of work. Sometimes such decisions may not have been correctly made or are wrongly decided.
Examples of such occasions that our experienced administrative and child safety lawyers have worked on are cased where a public school teacher has lost their job, their WWCC and their NSW teacher accreditation with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) because of events that took place outside of the work context in an unrelated manner. Occasionally in an effort to show an appropriate zeal for the protection of children some decision makers of public authorities including the Children’s Guardian, NESA and the Department of Education can unnecessarily affect one’s livelihood and whole life. Our experienced team have experience at successfully challenging such decisions and assisting clients to return to work and have their professional reputation restored when it comes to child safety.
These types of matters not only affect school teachers of public institutions but there are occasions where a Children’s Guardian and WWCC decision has affected ministers of religion, priests, clergy, volunteers at social organisations or church groups etc. It is crucial that if you are affected by an adverse decision by an employer, an organisation you work or volunteer for, the Children’s Guardian or WWCC, a professional accreditation authority or other such decision maker that you get in touch with our experienced child safety and working with children’s check lawyers as soon as possible. Often there are strict deadlines for challenging decisions and if you are out of time it may be too late.
It is also essential that before providing any information or answering an allegations of conduct relating to child safety that you have sound legal advice as to the best thing to do in your specific circumstances and what your rights and obligations are in your particular situation.
The timeliness of seeking such advice is crucial because there are often tight deadlines for many acts of review, some as little as 14 or 21 days. Therefore, as soon as you learn of an adverse decision made against you by a governmental or public decision making authority get in touch with us for a free no obligation consultation to discuss the merits of your matter and what we can do to assist.
Disclaimer:
The information above is intended as general information only and should not be relied on. You should discuss your individual situation with a lawyer.
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