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