Employees: Your Obligations
Employees: What are your obligations?
Following is a summary of the major obligations employees have under the WWC legislation. They apply to ALL people in child-related work from 1 January 2006. Please refer to the legislation for information on all the obligations and prohibitions that apply to you.
YOU MUST:
- Apply for or already hold a WWC Card by the date required under the phasing-in arrangements.
- Apply for a WWC Check within the time stated if the Screening Unit requests in writing that you apply.
- Give written notice to your employer of a relevant change of criminal record as soon as practicable.
- Stop child-related work immediately if you are convicted of a Class 1 offence that was committed when you were an adult.
- Return your WWC Card to the Screening Unit as soon as practicable if you are issued with a Negative Notice or Interim Negative Notice, or if you have been convicted of a Class 1 offence that was committed as an adult.
- Re-apply for a WWC Check if you stopped child-related work, have a relevant change of criminal record and want to start new child related work. You must do this even if your WWC Card is still current.
- Notify the Screening Unit in writing if you have already applied for a WWC Check and you have a relevant change of criminal record.
YOU MUST NOT:
- Carry out child-related work unless you hold or have applied for a WWC Check by the date required under the phasing-in arrangements.
- Carry out child-related work if you have been convicted of a Class 1 offence which was committed as an adult
- Carry out child-related work if you have been issued with a current Negative Notice or Interim Negative Notice.
- Give information to the WWC Screening Unit which you know to be false or misleading.
Penalties of up to $60,000 and 5 years imprisonment apply in relation to offences under the WWC legislation.
For detailed information about your legal obligations consult Factsheet 3b: Employees and Volunteers – Checklist and Obligations.