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Self Employed: Your Obligations

What are your obligations?

Below is a summary of your obligations under the Working with Children legislation. For a detailed list see page 4 of Factsheet 3a: Employers, Volunteer Organisations & the Self Employed: Checklist and Obligations.

YOU MUST:

  • Apply for or already hold a WWC Check 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 the Screening Unit as soon as practicable if you have a relevant change of criminal record.
  • 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.  This is the case 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
  • Provide information or documents, if requested, to show you have complied with the obligations set out on this page.

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.