Victorian Numbered Acts

WORKING WITH CHILDREN ACT 2005 (NO 57 OF 2005)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   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  

   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--AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN ACTS

   50.     Amendment of Sentencing Act 1991  
   51.     Amendment of Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004  
   52.     Amendment of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998  
   53.     Amendment of Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001  
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