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Australian Police Check
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A police check or 'Working With Children Check' (WWCC) is often required by parents or by legislation in each State. Please check requirements in your state, as listed below.
In most states a WWCC is only required by babysitters working for organisations (like agencies), but not when they are working independently in private homes. It would be beneficial however if you already have a WWCC or Blue Card due to university course requirements or work experience. This will give parents 'peace of mind'. The WWCC is different to a police check in that it is a detailed search for child-related offences, including employment proceedings and AVOs (Apprehended Violence Orders). The WWCC must be arranged by the employer, you cannot apply for it as the employee.
You can obtain a Federal or State Police Check yourself from the local police station for a small fee. The police check will reveal any convictions such as driving offences and theft. However most checks will not reveal any conviction that was more than ten years ago (due to the Spent Convictions Scheme). Please refer to the sites below for more information on obtaining checks.
Victoria
The 'Consent to Check and Release National Police Record' application form is available from the Victoria Police Website at http://www.police.vic.gov.au/.
Fill in the form, mail it with a cheque for $29.00 to the Victorian Police, then wait 10 working days for them to send the certificate back to you. In Section 2 select “National Name Check”. In Section 3 select the “Employment” box. For additional information, see the Victoria Police Website.
Victoria will also be instituting a Working with Children Check. See http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren for more information
New South Wales
You can obtain a Police Check application from your local police station or the NSW police site. 'Standard Disclosure' is recommended. Purpose of the check is a 'Name and date of birth check'. You must bring the completed form and 3 forms of ID to your local police station and pay the $50.00 fee. See the NSW Police Web Site for more information. The Working With Children Check is for carers in child-related work, employed by a commercial agency (so you don't need it for FAB work since you are working for parents independently). See www.kids.nsw.gov.au to find out more.
Queensland
Apply at any police station in Queensland for a Criminal History Record Check (Qld only) or for a Police Certificate (Australia-wide) check. The Checks will cost $37.40 or $38.20 respectively. If you already have a “Working With Children Check - Blue Card” this is also suitable. Read more information about the checks at the Queensland Police site: www.police.qld.gov.au. For more information about a Blue Card, see www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/employment/index.html
Western Australia
From Jan 2006, Western Australia now requires a Working with Children Check. This applies to any carers with a formal agreement like paid sitters working regularly. The form can be obtained from Australia Post Offices and costs $50 to submit. See http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au/default.htm for more information.
Tasmania
You can apply for a National Police Record Check for $45.00 (Australia-wide) or a Tasmania Police Record Check for free. See more information under "Permits and Forms" at the Tasmania Police site: www.police.tas.gov.au
Some forms are only available as a document in pdf format. To open a pdf file you must have a version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed.
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