Western Australian Legislation
Western Australia Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 Working with Children (Screening) Regulations 2005 Western Australia Working with Children (Screening) Regulations 2005 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — General 3A. Education providers prescribed for Act s. 4 3 3B. Conduct review authorities (s. 4) 3 3C. Conduct review findings or outcomes — Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 (s. 4) 3 3D. Conduct review findings or outcomes — Teacher Registration Act 2012 (s. 4) 4 3E. Corresponding laws (s. 4) 5 3F. Australian Crime Commission is criminal records agency (s. 4) 6 4. Exemptions to child‑related work (s. 6(3) and (4)) 6 5. Class 1 offences and Class 2 offences (s. 7) 7 6. Designated conduct review authorities (s. 17A(1)) 7 7. Public authorities that are authorised entities (s. 34F(1)) 8 7A. Information that may be disclosed to Australian Crime Commission (s. 34G(2)) 8 7B. Police information may be disclosed to Australian Crime Commission (s. 34I(3)) 9 7C. Information for application for entry warrant (s. 34V(2)(a)) 9 7D. Form of entry warrant (s. 34W(3)) 9 7E. Times at which documents are given (s. 45D(3)) 9 8. Fees (Sch. 4) 10 Part 3 — Transitional arrangements Division 1 — General 9. Terms used 12 10. Day from which person to be screened if 2 or more days apply 12 11A. Effect of withdrawal of certain applications 13 Division 2 — Persons carrying on child‑related businesses and persons employed in certain child‑related employment 12. When Act s. 24(b) applies to persons carrying on child‑related businesses (Act s. 57(1)) 14 13. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(a) apply to child-related employment listed in Act s. 6(1)(a) (Act s. 60(2)) 14 14. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(a) apply to child-related employment listed in Act s. 6(1)(b) (Act s. 60(2)) 16 Division 3 — Exceptions to Division 2 15. When Act s. 22(6) and 24 apply to people involved in certain coaching or tuition services (Act s. 57(1) and 60(2)) 16 16. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(a) apply to volunteers in child‑related employment (Act s. 58(2) and 60(2)) 17 17. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(a) apply to ministers of religion in child‑related employment (Act s. 59(2)) 19 18. When Act s. 22(6) and 24 apply to holders of class F or T driver's licences in child-related businesses or employment (Act s. 57(1) and 60(2)) 19 19. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(a) apply to people in child‑related employment in various institutions etc. (Act s. 60(2)) 20 20. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(a) apply to people, appointed under various Acts, involved in child-related employment (Act s. 60(2)) 22 21. When Act s. 22(4) and 24 apply to people involved in child care services (Act s. 57(1), 60(2) and 61) 23 22. When Act s. 22(6) and 24(b) apply to people involved in placement arrangements under Children and Community Services Act 2004 (Act s. 57(1) and 60(2)) 27 Schedule 1 — Work which is not "child‑related work" Division 1 — Voluntary work carried out by parents 1a. Child care services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(i)) 29 1. Community kindergartens and educational institutions (Act s. 6(1)(a)(ii) and (iii)) 29 2. Coaching or private tuition services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(iv)) 29 2a. Coaching or private tuition services in connection with clubs, associations or movements (Act s. 6(1)(a)(iv)) 30 3. Accommodation or care of children (Act s. 6(1)(a)(v)) 30 4. Community child health services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(ix)) 30 5. Counselling or other support services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(x)) 31 6. Religious organisations (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xi)) 31 7. Clubs, associations or movements (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xii)) 31 8. Children in hospital (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xiii)) 31 8a. Baby sitting or child minding service (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xiv)) 32 9. Transport services for children (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xvi)) 32 10. School crossing services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xvii)) 32 11. Children's entertainment or party services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xviii)) 32 Division 2 — Other exempt work 12. Child‑related work carried out by visitors to the State (Act s. 6(1)(a)) 33 12a. Child‑related work carried out by police officers (Act s. 6(1)(a)(i), (iii), (iv), (v), (viii), (x), (xii), (xv), (xvii) or (xviii)) 33 13. Child‑related work carried out by student as part of educational or vocational course of study 33 14. Coaching or private tuition services provided to certain groups (Act s. 6(1)(a)(iv)) 34 15. Accommodation or care of children in residence for tertiary education (Act s. 6(1)(a)(v)) 34 16. Children's entertainment or party services (Act s. 6(1)(a)(xviii)) 34 17. National events and national tours (Act s. 6(1)(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii) or (xviii)) 34 Schedule 2 — Class 1 offences Schedule 3 — Class 2 offences Schedule 4 — Fees Schedule 5 — Entry warrant Notes Compilation table 61 Other notes 63 Defined terms Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004 Working with Children (Screening) Regulations 2005
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