group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. 10 and territory governments should amend their working with Accept in The Australian Government supports an approach that children check laws to provide that a person is engaged in child-related principle ensures greater national consistency of working with work if they are engaged in the work in any capacity and whether or not children schemes and has adopted a leadership role for reward. to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally consistent standards. Significant progress has been made through the Australian Government chaired working group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. 11 State and territory governments should amend their working with Accept in The Australian Government supports an approach that children check laws to provide that work that is undertaken under an principle ensures greater national consistency of working with arrangement for a personal or domestic purpose is not child-related, children check schemes and has adopted a leadership even if it would otherwise be so considered. role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally consistent standards. Significant progress has been made through the Australian Government chaired working group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. State and territory governments should amend their working with The Australian Government supports an approach that 12 Accept in children check laws to: principle ensures greater national consistency of working with children check schemes and has adopted a leadership define the following as child-related work: role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally accommodation and residential services for children, consistent standards. Significant progress has been made including overnight excursions or stays through the Australian Government chaired working
group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. 10 and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to provide that a person is engaged in child-related work if they are engaged in the work in any capacity and whether or not for reward. Accept in principle The Australian Government supports an approach that ensures greater national consistency of working with children schemes and has adopted a leadership role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally consistent standards. Significant progress has been made through the Australian Government chaired working group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. 11 State and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to provide that work that is undertaken under an arrangement for a personal or domestic purpose is not child-related, even if it would otherwise be so considered. Accept in principle The Australian Government supports an approach that ensures greater national consistency of working with children check schemes and has adopted a leadership role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally consistent standards. Significant progress has been made through the Australian Government chaired working group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. 12 State and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to: define the following as child-related work: accommodation and residential services for children, including overnight excursions or stays Accept in principle The Australian Government supports an approach that ensures greater national consistency of working with children check schemes and has adopted a leadership role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally consistent standards. Significant progress has been made through the Australian Government chaired working
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