Victorian Consolidated Legislation

WORKING WITH CHILDREN ACT 2005

No. 57 of 2005
Version incorporating amendments as at 12 December 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of finding of guilt
   5.      Meaning of charged with an offence
   6.      When is a charge pending?
   7.      Act to bind the Crown

   PART 2-WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

   8.      Purpose of Part
   9.      What is child-related work?
   10.     Application for working with children check
   11.     Consideration of application
   12.     Category 1 application
   13.     Category 2 application
   14.     Category 3 application
   15.     Withdrawal of application
   16.     Submission sought from applicant before giving negative
           notice
   17.     Outcome of application
   18.     Copy of notice to be given to employer or agency
   19.     Duration of assessment notice
   20.     Holder of assessment notice to notify of relevant change in circumstances
   21.     Re-assessment
   22.     Notification requirements of holder of assessment notice
   23.     Revocation of assessment notice and surrender of document
   24.     Surrender of assessment notice
   25.     Restriction on right to re-apply for working with children
           check
   26.     Jurisdiction of VCAT

   PART 3-EXEMPTIONS FROM WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

   27.     Volunteer whose child is participating or ordinarily participates in the relevant activity
   28.     Person working with closely related child
   29.     Children
   30.     Teachers
   31.     Police officers
   32.     Visiting workers
   32A.    Accredited drivers

   PART 4-OFFENCES CONNECTED WITH CHILD-RELATED WORK

   33.     Engaging in child-related work without an assessment notice
   34.     Offence for holder of negative notice to apply for child-related work
   35.     Offence to engage in child-related work a person who does
           not have an assessment notice
   36.     Offence for agency to offer the services of a person who
           does not have an assessment notice
   37.     Using volunteer assessment notice for paid work
   38.     Offence to use false or other person's assessment notice
   39.     False or misleading information
   40.     Confidentiality of information

   PART 5-MISCELLANEOUS

   41.     Duty on police to notify Secretary of certain matters
   42.     Secretary may notify police of certain matters
   43.     Delegation
   44.     Offences by bodies corporate
   45.     Offences by unincorporated bodies, partnerships etc.
   46.     Giving of notices
   47.     Evidentiary provisions
   48.     Immunity
   49.     Regulations

   PART 6-TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   50.     Transitional provision-Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006.
   51.     Transitional provision-Working with Children Amendment Act 2007.
           52, 53. Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details