Working with Children Check - Victoria

Description

You may need this check if you intend to work with or care for children in Victoria.

If you meet all 5 of the following criteria, you need a check:

  • you are an adult volunteer, paid, or self-employed worker caring for children under 18 years of age
  • you work or care for children in any of the occupational fields referred to as ‘service, places, bodies or activities’
  • your work usually involves direct contact with children
  • your contact with children is part of your duties
  • you are not otherwise exempt.

Note, if you don't meet all the criteria, your organisation may still require you to obtain a check.

Please refer to the attached document, ‘Do I Need a Working with Children Check?’ for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please consult the responsible agency for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Duration

5 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $131.60

Employee check. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Renewal All $99.60

Employee check. Fees for 2024-25

General Application All -

No fees are required for volunteer applications and renewals. Fees for 2024-25

Other resources

Act(s) name

Workers Screening Act 2020 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Worker Screening Regulations 2021 Victoria

Approval time

Generally, applications take 3 - 12 weeks to process.

Administering agency

Department of Justice and Community Safety

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.