If your organisation fits under the categories listed below you must comply with the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, which is administered by the Office of the Independent Regulator (OIR):
- accommodation and residential services for children, including housing services and overnight camps/excursions
- activities or services carried out as part of a particular religion or faith, through which adults have contact with children
- childcare and commercial babysitting services
- child protection services and out-of-home care, including Children's Contact Services
- coaching and tuition services for children (including sole traders)
- commercial services for children, such as party or photography services
- a club, association or cadet organisation
- an organisation that provides disability support services
- education services
- Government House
- health services
- justice and detention services for children
- a Local Council
- a neighbourhood house
- part of the Tasmanian Government, including government departments and state authorities
- Tasmanian Parliament
- Transport services for children
The Framework sets out clear expectations for:
- how these organisations prioritise, promote and exercise the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
- how they are to respond when there are concerns about a worker's behaviour towards children and young people.
This online tool provides more information about each of these organisational types and their compliance obligations.
