People and Culture

Working with Children Check Guideline

Policy

• Working with Children Policy (PDF 293Kb)

Procedures

• Working with Children Procedures (PDF 311Kb)

Associated Documents

• Department of Justice Working with Children website

Preamble

The Working with Children Act 2005 (the Act) assists in protecting children from sexual or physical harm by ensuring that people who work with, or care for, them have their suitability to do so checked by a government body.

General

The Working with Children (WCC) Check is administered by the Victorian Department of Justice (DOJ) and checks a person's criminal history for serious sexual, violence or drug offences and findings from professional disciplinary bodies. A positive assessment from a WWC Check must be obtained before commencing paid or volunteer work in prescribed categories involving direct contact with a child that is not supervised.

Academic staff with students under the age of 18 in their classes are exempt from the need to obtain a WWC Check.

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