In 2006, the Victorian Government introduced a new checking system to help protect children under 18 years of age from physical or sexual harm.
The Working with Children (WWC) Check creates a mandatory minimum checking standard across Victoria. The WWC Check helps to keep children safe by preventing those who pose a risk to the safety of children from working with them, in either paid or volunteer work.
If you work or volunteer with children you may need to apply for a WWC Check. Employers, volunteer organisations and agencies must ensure that any of their staff or volunteers who need a WWC Check have applied by the due date.
The WWC Check is being phased in over five years. If you need a WWC Check, you must apply by the due date for your field of child-related work. The next due date is 30 June 2010.
The next deadline for applications for the WWC Check is 30 June 2010. Applications for those people undertaking ‘child-related work’ as defined in section 9 of the Working with Children Act 2005 in connection with the following occupational fields must be made by this date:
Clubs, associations or movements of a recreational or sporting nature in connection with all remaining sport and recreation groups not previously phased-in that :
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provide services or conduct activities for, or directed at, children, or
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whose membership is mainly comprised of children
Please visit the following website for more information:
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren
Forms are available from the Club-rooms (upstairs behind bar area) or from any Australia Post outlet.
