Under the RWVP Scheme, anyone 16 years of age or older who works or volunteers with vulnerable people, including children, in a regulated activity must be registered. A child is someone under 18 years of age.
When do you need a RWVP?
You must have a RWVP if you:
- work or volunteer in a regulated activity
- are 16 years of age or older
- have more than incidental contact with children (anyone under 18 years of age).
- See the examples below for more information.
Exemptions
You may be aged 16 and over and not need a RWVP if you qualify for an exemption. For example, if you are engaged in the child-regulated activity in the same capacity as the child/ children you have contact with.
For example, if you are playing in a sports team with other children, you do not need a RWVP. But if you are coaching a junior sports team, you do.
However, your employer or volunteer organisation can still ask you to hold a RWVP even if you are exempt.
There are more examples below to help show this.
Yes
- Luke has just turned 16. He has been part of his church’s youth group since his early teens and is now helping to run the activities for the younger children. Luke must hold a RWVP because he is 16 or older and volunteering in a child-related regulated activity.
- Suki has just turned 17. She is a volunteer coach for an under 14s team at the cricket club where she also plays. Suki must have a RWVP, because she is volunteering as a coach in a child-related regulated activity.
No
- Aisha is a 17 year old college student doing work experience for her business studies at a local child care centre for two weeks. She will be doing office and administrative work only. Aisha does not require a RWVP.
- Zahra has just turned 16, and has a part-time job at a children’s party venue, serving food and drinks. She has no other contact with the children who are there. Zahra does not need a RWVP because an exemption applies to her role.
Information for your parents/legal guardians
If you are under 18 and need to apply for RWVP, you must visit a Service Tasmania service centre with a legal guardian and/or parent. They will be required to:
- prove their identity by meeting the same proof of identity requirements as you: that is, 1 Commencement of Identity document, 1 Primary Use in the Community document, and 1 Secondary Use in the Community documents
- prove their connection or ‘link’ to you with your birth certificate or guardianship documents
- sign the terms and conditions of your application.
See our proof of identity webpage for more detailed information.