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[Jurisdiction] TAS
Employees, volunteers and students on practicum placements aged over 18 engaged in an approved education or care program under the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011, Regulation 344 are required to undergo a safety screening clearance. The Good Character Check is undertaken for people who are employed, engaged or appointed as educators; nominated supervisors; people who work within family day care coordination units; and ancillary staff members of centre-based services such as cooks, gardeners and others who work as part of an education and care service. These services were previously licensed as long day care, outside school-hours care and family day care (or approved registration bodies). Services still regulated/licensed under the Child Care Act 2001 include Centre Based Care Class 4 and Centre Based Care Class 5 (previously licensed as occasional care) and In-Home Child Care. Note that the Teachers Registration Board undertakes screening for Teachers with criminal convictions or charges considered under the Teachers Registration Act 2000 (Tas.).
Pre-employment screening: Working With Children Checks and Police Checks | Child Family Community Australia
Types of child-related settings subject to regulation