PART 4CONDUCT OF AGENCIES

Fitness of workers22

1

The registered person must not —

a

employ a person to work for the purposes of the agency unless that person is fit to work for the purposes of the agency; or

b

allow a person who is employed by a person other than the registered provider to work for the purposes of the agency unless that person is fit to work for the purposes of the agency.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person is not fit to work for the purposes of an agency unless —

a

he or she is of suitable integrity and good character;

b

he or she has the qualifications, skills, competence and experience necessary for the work he or she is to perform;

c

he or she is physically and mentally fit for the work he or she is to perform; and

d

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him or her in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2.