Working With Children Screening

South Australia has introduced stronger, transparent and more effective screening laws for people working or volunteering with children. The new laws mean that, as of 1st July, 2019, everyone working or volunteering with children must have a valid clearance, such as a new working with children check (WWCC). This means people who:

• are in paid or volunteering roles where it is reasonably foreseeable that they will work with children;
• run or manage a business where the employees or volunteers work with children;
• are employed to provide preschool, primary or secondary education to a child.

Under the new law, people who have a current, valid DHS/DCSI child-related employment screening can keep using it until it expires. Then they will need to get a WWCC. They can apply for a WWCC up to six months before their child-related employment screening expires.

People who have a National Police Certificate assessed by their organisation and use it to work or volunteer with children have until 1st July, 2020 to get a WWCC. People with current professional registrations, e.g. teachers, health practitioners and passenger transport service workers, must get a WWCC before they renew their professional registration.

More information can be found at the link below:
https://screening.sa.gov.au/applications/application-information-for-individuals