findings of that did not result in a conviction being recorded through the Australian Government chaired working charges, regardless of status or outcome, including: group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to pending charges that is, charges laid but not finalised relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. – charges disposed of by a or otherwise, other than by way of conviction (for example, withdrawn, set aside or dismissed) charges that led to acquittals or convictions that were quashed or otherwise over-turned on appeal for all offences, irrespective of whether or not they concern the person’s history as an adult or a child and/or relate to offences outside Australia. 18 and territory governments should amend their working with Accept This recommendation has been implemented through children check laws to require police services to provide screening the Exchange of Criminal History Information for People agencies with records that meet the definition of criminal history Working with Children Intergovernmental Agreement. records for working with children check purposes and any other available information relating to the circumstances of such offences. 19 State and territory governments should amend their working with Accept in The Australian Government supports an approach that children check laws to: principle ensures greater national consistency of working with children check schemes and has adopted a leadership require that relevant disciplinary and/or misconduct role to assist jurisdictions to progress nationally information is checked for all working with children consistent standards. Significant progress has been made applicants through the Australian Government chaired working include a standard definition of disciplinary and/or misconduct group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to information that encompasses disciplinary action and/or relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. findings of misconduct where the conduct was against, or involved, a child, irrespective of whether this information arises from reportable conduct schemes or other systems or bodies responsible for disciplinary or misconduct proceedings require the bodies responsible for the relevant disciplinary and/or misconduct information to notify their respective
findings of that did not result in a conviction being recorded charges, regardless of status or outcome, including: pending charges – that is, charges laid but not finalised charges disposed of by a or otherwise, other than by way of conviction (for example, withdrawn, set aside or dismissed) charges that led to acquittals or convictions that were quashed or otherwise over-turned on appeal for all offences, irrespective of whether or not they concern the person’s history as an adult or a child and/or relate to offences outside Australia. through the Australian Government chaired working group. It is anticipated that the standards will be put to relevant State and Territory Ministers in 2018. 18 and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to require police services to provide screening agencies with records that meet the definition of criminal history records for working with children check purposes and any other available information relating to the circumstances of such offences. Accept This recommendation has been implemented through the Exchange of Criminal History Information for People Working with Children Intergovernmental Agreement. 19 State and territory governments should amend their working with children check laws to: require that relevant disciplinary and/or misconduct information is checked for all working with children applicants include a standard definition of disciplinary and/or misconduct information that encompasses disciplinary action and/or findings of misconduct where the conduct was against, or involved, a child, irrespective of whether this information arises from reportable conduct schemes or other systems or bodies responsible for disciplinary or misconduct proceedings require the bodies responsible for the relevant disciplinary and/or misconduct information to notify their respective 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.
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