Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Regulation 2012

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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 16 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 16 December 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-39 30 September 2023 - 15 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 30 September 2023 Republication for expiry of provision (s 4A) 23 September 2021 - 29 September 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 23 September 2021 Republication for amendments by SL2021-22 7 May 2021 - 22 September 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 7 May 2021 Republication for expiry of provision (s 4A) 1 February 2021 - 6 May 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 1 February 2021 Republication for amendments by A2019-13 and A2020-29 6 May 2020 - 31 January 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 6 May 2020 Republication for amendments by SL2020-18 8 November 2012 - 5 May 2020 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 8 November 2012 Republication for new regulation 8 November 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 6 February 2012 Notification statement The Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Regulation 2012 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001. Notified: 6 February 2012 (Parliamentary Counsel) Instrument as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 6 February 2012 8 November 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Explanatory statement Version Published Files/Formats As presented 6 February 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 6 February 2012 LA s 75 (1) remainder 8 November 2012 s 2 and see A2011-44 , s 2 (2) Expiries Provision Expiry date Expiry method s 4A 29 September 2023 (midnight) expires on the day A2020-11 expires (s 4A (4)) s 4A 6 May 2021 (midnight) s 4A (4) Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date A2019-13 Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Act 2019 sch 1 pt 1.3 1 February 2021 SL2020-18 Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) s 4 6 May 2020 A2020-29 Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Act 2020 sch 1 pt 1.5 1 February 2021 SL2021-22 Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1) s 4 23 September 2021 A2025-39 Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Amendment Act 2025 pt 3 16 December 2025 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. All rights reserved. Approved website under the Legislation Act 2001 (ACT). Last updated at 22 July 2026 00:15:05 AEST Back to top