Child Safe Standards

Victoria Government:

Organisations providing services or facilities specifically for children in Victoria are required to meet Child Safe Standards. From 1/1/2017, the Child Safe Standards applies to all sporting organisations that operate and provide sporting services to children within Victoria.

Click here for Victorian Government Child Safe Standards

Netball Victoria:

In 2016, the Netball Victoria Board formally adopted the Child Safe Standards and produced the following documents which came into effect on 1/1/2017:

Child Safety in Netball Code of Conduct
Child Safety in Netball Policy

Click here to view these documents

Boroondara Netball Association:

The Boroondara Netball Association also adopts the Victorian Government Child Safe Standards.

Working with Children Checks:

Click here for your legal requirements under the Working with Children Act 2005 regarding Working with Children Checks.

In summary the following personnel doing child-related work in a Sporting Club or Association require WWC checks by law. You need a check if you meet ALL of the 5 criteria below.

You are an adult working with children under 18 years of age
You are working as a volunteer / employee / self employed / on a committee
You are working within a sporting club / association
Your work involves direct contact with children ie) talk face-to-face or have physical contact, electronic or written contact
Your contact is part of your work / club duties
Your contact with children is not supervised by another person As at 1/8/2017 it is irrelevant whether you are supervised by another person or not.

Exemptions:

children under age 18
student volunteers
parents who volunteer as a "fill in" in activities their child normally participates in
family member closely related to each child in the group
teachers
police officers

Who in the Boroondara Netball Association requires a WWCC?

Note: only applies if you are over 18yrs of age

Umpires and umpire trainers
Coaches - VNL, Power, club, team
Team Managers
Committee members
Kiosk / sausage sizzle workers including volunteers
"Fill ins" for any of the above roles - unless the "fill in" is a parent of a child participating