DTH v Director-General, Department of Justice and Attorney-General [2021] QCAT 107
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DTH v Director-General, Department of Justice and Attorney-General [2021] QCAT 107
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March 24, 2021
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Summary
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DTH brought an application for review of a decision by the Department to cancel her blue card and issue a negative notice, which prevented her from being able to work with children.
The applicant had been convicted of several offences, none of which were serious or disqualifying offences under the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 (Qld): at [14]-[16]. The applicant denied she had committed the offences, notwithstanding her convictions: at [55]. The applicant argued that she had developed a support network, consisting of her church and friends: at [49].
The Tribunal found that the applicant was not taking responsibility for her actions, and that the support network was not sufficient to mitigate future risk: at [61]. Consequently, the Tribunal affirmed the decision of the respondent: at [71].
The Tribunal held that the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) did not apply as the proceedings began before the commencement of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld): at [13].
