Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Ltd Working with Children Policy Introduction

For the purposes of this Policy, the term ‘child’ has the definition given in the WWC Act, meaning a person who is under 18 years of age. [...] Responsibilities of ALSWA To ensure compliance with its WWC obligations, ALSWA: • ensures that prior to having any contact with children, all ALSWA workers who perform roles that involve child-related work have obtained (or applied for, as permitted by WA Law) a WWC Check (WWCC) and Working with Children Card (WWC Card) as required by WA Law. [...] • maintains a register of individuals engaging in child-related work and their WWC Check applications and WWC Cards, including monitoring the currency of WWC Cards and ensuring workers renew their WWC Cards before they expire; • maintains copies of all notifications received from the WWC Screening Unit, including Interim Negative Notices or Negative Notices and actions taken by ALSWA; • in accorda. [...] Responsibilities of ALSWA’s Workers It is the responsibility of ALSWA’s Workers to: • ensure they hold a current WWC Card or have applied for one; • ensure WWC Cards are renewed before their approval expires; • ensure that they keep adequate records to demonstrate their compliance; • immediately report to a manager if their WWC Card is cancelled, or any conditions are placed on it; • provide ALSWA. [...] where WWC Check of that person has identified a risk of harm to a Child); or • of any other information that may indicate a person is not suitable to perform a role that involves contact with Children, ALSWA will act promptly to ensure the safety of Children, including by taking any of the following actions: Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Ltd Working with Children Policy • immediate.