21 State and territory governments should amend their working with Accept in The Australian Government supports an approach that children check laws to specify that relevant criminal records for the principle ensures greater national consistency of working with purposes of recommendation 20(c) include but are not limited to the children check schemes and has adopted a leadership following: role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally consistent standards. Significant progress has been made juvenile records and/or non-conviction charges for the offence through the Australian Government chaired working categories specified in recommendation 20(b) group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to sexual offences, regardless of whether the victim was a and relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. including offences not already covered in recommendation 20(b) violent offences, including assaults, arson and other fire-related offences, regardless of whether the victim was a child and including offences not already covered in recommendation 20(b) welfare offences offences involving cruelty to animals drug offences. 22 The Commonwealth Government, through the Council of Australian Accept in The Australian Government supports an approach that Governments, or a relevant ministerial council, should take a lead role in principle ensures greater national consistency of working with identifying the specific criminal offences that fall within the categories children schemes and has adopted a leadership role specified in recommendations 20(b) and 21. 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. 23 State and territory governments should amend their working with Accept in The Australian Government supports an approach that children check laws to specify that the criteria for assessing risks to principle ensures greater national consistency of working with children include: 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
21 State and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to specify that relevant criminal records for the purposes of recommendation 20(c) include but are not limited to the following: juvenile records and/or non-conviction charges for the offence categories specified in recommendation 20(b) sexual offences, regardless of whether the victim was a and including offences not already covered in recommendation 20(b) violent offences, including assaults, arson and other fire-related offences, regardless of whether the victim was a child and including offences not already covered in recommendation 20(b) welfare offences offences involving cruelty to animals drug offences. 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. 22 The Commonwealth Government, through the Council of Australian Governments, or a relevant ministerial council, should take a lead role in identifying the specific criminal offences that fall within the categories specified in recommendations 20(b) and 21. 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. 23 State and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to specify that the criteria for assessing risks to children include: 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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