What is a RWVP?
RWVP is a process to decide if someone should work or volunteer with vulnerable people, including children. It includes background checks and risk assessments of past behaviour to see if someone may pose a risk of harm.
If someone is considered suitable, they will be granted a RWVP. This is valid for 5 years.
RWVP is also an ongoing process: once someone has a RWVP, they will continue to be monitored, to help keep vulnerable people, including children, safe.
Who needs to apply for a RWVP
Anyone who wishes to work or volunteer with vulnerable people, including children, in a regulated activity must hold a RWVP.
So you will need to apply for Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) if you:
- work or volunteer in a regulated activity with children and are likely to have contact with children as a normal part of your duties, or
- provide supports and/or services to a person with a disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Tasmania.
People under the age of 16 years are not required to be registered.
An employer or volunteer organisation can also request that you are registered.
There are also exemptions from registration that apply in certain circumstances.
If you need more help working out of you need a RWVP, use our registration decision tool and watch our short video below to understand what a RWVP is.
What is a RWVP? animated video July 2025
See also our fact sheets on:
- Do I need a RWVP? (PDF, 232.0 KB)
- What parents and close relatives need to know about RWVP (PDF, 405.5 KB)
What is contact?
Contact is when you work or volunteer with a vulnerable person, and your interaction and communication with them are planned and a normal part of your day.
This includes being with them in person, speaking with them on the phone or online, or emailing them.
What is incidental contact?
Incidental contact is when you work or volunteer in the same setting as a vulnerable person, but you have little or no planned contact or communication with them: your interactions with them are unplanned and not a usual part of your working day.
See our fact sheet on Incidental contact for examples (PDF, 269.4 KB).
Working or volunteering under the NDIS
Do you want to work or volunteer with people with a disability under the NDIS in Tasmania? You will need to apply for RWVP with a NDIS Worker Screening Check.