the regulator of the employee who is the subject of the reportable allegation or has engaged in reportable conduct an independent investigator engaged by a regulator or the Commission. We may also disclose your personal information in other circumstances when it is permitted by law. This may include disclosure to: prevent a serious and imminent threat to any person’s health, safety or wellbeing report concerns about alleged criminal conduct to Victoria Police. When sharing information, we will have regard to our obligations under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, Health Records Act 2001 and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). If you have questions or concerns the collection, use of disclosure of your information, please contact the Commission. What is the link between the Reportable Conduct Scheme and Child Safe Standards? Safe Standards are minimum standards that must be met by a broad range of organisations that provide services to children and young people. The standards support organisations to reduce the risk of child abuse, to respond appropriately if and when it occurs and to embed child safety into everyday thinking and practice. The Child Safe Standards require organisations to have: strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements a child safe policy or statement of commitment to child safety a code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children. The Commission oversees organisations’ compliance with the Safe Standards. Our role includes providing education, advice and support to organisations about meeting the standards, making inquiries with organisations about whether they are child safe, and where necessary, taking enforcement action. Organisations that meet the standards are likely to have the systems in place to meet the requirements of the Scheme. How does the Reportable Conduct Scheme interact with the Working With Children Check Unit? The Commission may report a substantiated allegation to the Working With Children Check Unit where it considers it is appropriate to do so. The Working With Children Check Unit may ultimately decide to suspend a person’s Working With Children Check, having regard to that finding. Further information the Working With Children Check card is available at
the regulator of the employee who is the subject of the reportable allegation or has engaged in reportable conduct an independent investigator engaged by a regulator or the Commission. We may also disclose your personal information in other circumstances when it is permitted by law. This may include disclosure to: prevent a serious and imminent threat to any person’s health, safety or wellbeing report concerns about alleged criminal conduct to Victoria Police. When sharing information, we will have regard to our obligations under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, Health Records Act 2001 and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). If you have questions or concerns the collection, use of disclosure of your information, please contact the Commission. What is the link between the Reportable Conduct Scheme and Child Safe Standards? Safe Standards are minimum standards that must be met by a broad range of organisations that provide services to children and young people. The standards support organisations to reduce the risk of child abuse, to respond appropriately if and when it occurs and to embed child safety into everyday thinking and practice. The Child Safe Standards require organisations to have: strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety, including through effective leadership arrangements a child safe policy or statement of commitment to child safety a code of conduct that establishes clear expectations for appropriate behaviour with children screening, supervision, training and other human resources practices that reduce the risk of child abuse by new and existing personnel processes for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse strategies to promote the participation and empowerment of children. The Commission oversees organisations’ compliance with the Safe Standards. Our role includes providing education, advice and support to organisations about meeting the standards, making inquiries with organisations about whether they are child safe, and where necessary, taking enforcement action. Organisations that meet the standards are likely to have the systems in place to meet the requirements of the Scheme. How does the Reportable Conduct Scheme interact with the Working With Children Check Unit? The Commission may report a substantiated allegation to the Working With Children Check Unit where it considers it is appropriate to do so. The Working With Children Check Unit may ultimately decide to suspend a person’s Working With Children Check, having regard to that finding. Further information the Working With Children Check card is available at
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