Exemptions from RWVP
You may not need to apply for a Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) if you qualify for an exemption.
Exemptions from RWVP include:
- individuals under the age of 16
- interstate workers who hold a registration in another state or territory for a similar regulated activity
- close relatives of a vulnerable person or child (this does not apply to kinship carers)
- police officers and correctional officers
- school students on work experience placement or doing practical training
- individuals participating in the same activity as vulnerable people (including children). For example, playing together in a sporting team
- individuals whose only contact with a child is with their information records.
Important things to note:
- An employer or volunteer organisation can still ask you to register even if you are exempt. See Section 9 of the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 for more information.
- If you work or volunteer at an overnight camp for children, you are not exempt and must hold a RWVP.
- You are only exempt in your professional role. For example, if you are a police officer who also volunteers for a local kids sporting team, you must apply for RWVP in your volunteer role.
- If you are a teacher from interstate, you must be registered to work with vulnerable people in Tasmania before you can apply for a Tasmanian Teachers Registration. See the Teachers Registration Act 2000 for more information.