Registration decision tool

If you work or volunteer in a regulated activity and engage with children, you are likely to need a Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP).

This tool is designed to help you determine:

if you work or volunteer in a regulated activity
if you need a RWVP.

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Education

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Teaching	Under the Teachers Registration Act 2000, a person must have a RWVP to maintain their status as a Registered Teacher or be approved for a Limited Authority to Teach.	Teacher Relief teacher Limited Authority to Teach	Yes. If you wish to gain or maintain your status as a Registered Teacher or hold a Limited Authority to Teach, you require a RWVP.
Child education service (government schools)	This refers to a service provided by: a State school a centre, unit or institute of the State or TasTAFE which provides educational instruction at any level up to (and including) the final year of secondary education.	Teacher’s aid/assistant school administration staff school bus driver volunteer members of parent committees school health staff mentors and tutors non-teaching staff who help with children (i.e. parent help) gardeners, cleaners, cooks, maintenance workers, facility managers school-crossing attendants canteen staff uniform shop and library staff instructors or leaders of after-school activity programs organised in conjunction with the school TAFE lecturers who have regular contact with children as part of their usual duties.	Yes. If you work or volunteer in a government school and have contact with children, you need a RWVP. Please note that the Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) requires all staff and volunteers to hold a RWVP. See DECYP's information on Safeguarding checks for workers (including Registration to Work with Vulnerable People).
Child education service (non-government schools)	This refers to a service provided by a school registered with the Non-Government Schools Registration Board.	School administration staff school bus drivers staff and volunteers who assist with canteen, uniform shop, library or administration non-teaching staff who help with children (i.e., parent help) instructors or leaders of after-school activity programs organised in conjunction with the school canteen staff school boards, councils, or committees gardeners, cleaners, cooks, maintenance workers, facility managers mentors and tutors staff or volunteers who help with religious programs staff or volunteers who help with student accommodation.	Yes. If you work or volunteer in a non-government school and have contact with children, you require a RWVP.
Vocational education, training and workforce development	This refers to a service provided for children by: a National VET Regulator (NVR) registered training organisation other than TasTAFE a person or organisation that provides vocational education and training services (other than TasTAFE).	Registered Training Organisation staff who work with children Group Training Organisation staff who work with children host employers who work with children non-teaching staff who work with children.	Yes, if you work or volunteer in vocational education, training and workforce development services in a role that primarily has contact with children, you require a RWVP.
State library service	This refers to the libraries and library services operated throughout Tasmania.	Staff who work or volunteer in a State Library or library service.	Yes

Child and youth wellbeing

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Adoption service	This refers to a service provided for a child who is in the process of being adopted.	Counsellor Adoption Officer anyone providing an adoption service for a child under the Adoption Act 1988.	Yes
Guardianship service	This refers to a service that takes custodianship of a non-citizen child in Tasmania under the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946.	Any custodian to a non-citizen child under the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 of the Commonwealth	Yes
Child protection service	This refers to an activity that occurs specifically for, or a service provided specifically to, a child or young person at risk.	Foster carer kinship carer a person working with children in a residential care service a family group conference facilitator a person providing temporary accommodation facilities used by an at risk child a person providing Out of Home Care to a child a person who administers or exercises a function under the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997* front line staff of the Department for Education, Children and Young People who work in child safety services e.g. child safety officers board or committee members of organisations that provide services and/or activities to children people who are employed by a family-based service provider or residential care provider in roles such as gardeners, cleaners, cooks and facility managers. They work where children are likely to be present and are expected to have contact with children as part of their normal duties mentoring or advocacy services and programs for children.	Yes. If you work or volunteer in a child protective service , you are likely to require a RWVP. *Roles in this field require registration even if you do not have regular contact with children as part of your normal duties.
Child accommodation service	This refers to a residential or business accommodation service provided mainly for children by people who are not parents, guardians, step-parents or adoptive parents of the children.	People who work or volunteer in a school boarding house and have contact with children, including assistants, coordinators, supervisors, recreation officers, and tutors camp caretakers who have contact with children as part of their normal duties staff and volunteers of overnight camps for children youth refuge workers people providing accommodation for exchange students under 18 years of age people providing temporary accommodation to children under 18 years of age.	Yes. If you have contact with children as part of your work or volunteer duties in a child accommodation service, you require a RWVP. Staff and volunteers attending overnight activities/camps must have a RWVP.
Child mentoring service (includes youth worker services)	This refers to an emotional support, mentoring or pastoral care service that is provided specifically to or mainly for children.	Youth worker support worker religious mentors.	Yes
Child health program or child health service	This refers to a health program or service provided specifically for or mainly to children that supports their physical and/or mental health.	Child health nurse school health nurse workers providing a service to a child at a child health centre speech pathologists and occupational therapists who provide counselling to children.	Yes
Child disability service	This refers to a service that provides an activity specifically for or mainly to children with a disability.	Disability support workers support teachers.	Yes
Youth justice service	This refers to a service that works alongside young people over the course of their court order to reduce their risk in reoffending.	Youth workers trainers case management officers operational support workers.	Yes. If you work or volunteer in a youth justice role and have contact with children, you will require a RWVP.

Transport

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Child transport service	This refers to public and private transport services that operate public passenger vehicles including buses, limousines. It also includes taxi and rideshare drivers, and school crossing patrol programs (employee and volunteer based).	School bus drivers drivers who hold an Ancillary Certificate to drive a Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV), including taxi and rideshare drivers drivers working with a Private Coach Hire company that services schools school crossing patrol officers.	Yes. All PPV ancillary certificate holders require a RWVP. All employee and volunteer school patrol officers also require a RWVP.

Child care

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Child care services	This refers to: child care centres family day care services all education and care services as defined in the Education and Care Services National Law (Tasmania) child care and a child care service as defined in the Child Care Act 2001.	Child care workers/educators individual licensees of centres and family day care managerial officers nannies or other child-minding service providers Au Pair workers (providing care to children) babysitting services (unless the services are provided through a private arrangement) students on placement above 16 years of age gardeners, cleaners, cooks etc employed at a child care centreand likely to be in contact with children trainers or instructors visiting a child care centre to provide classes to children.	Yes. If your work or volunteer in the child care sector you require a RWVP. However, if you work in an office role and review children’s records as part of your normal duties, you may not require registration.

Type of regulated activity

Description

Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required

Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?

Child care services

This refers to:

child care centres
family day care services
all education and care services as defined in the Education and Care Services National Law (Tasmania)
child care and a child care service as defined in the Child Care Act 2001.

Child care workers/educators
individual licensees of centres and family day care
managerial officers
nannies or other child-minding service providers
Au Pair workers (providing care to children)
babysitting services (unless the services are provided through a private arrangement)
students on placement above 16 years of age
gardeners, cleaners, cooks etc employed at a child care centreand likely to be in contact with children
trainers or instructors visiting a child care centre to provide classes to children.

Yes. If your work or volunteer in the child care sector you require a RWVP.

However, if you work in an office role and review children’s records as part of your normal duties, you may not require registration.

Religious organisation

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Child-related religious activity	This refers to a religious service conducted by a religious leader or spiritual officer in a religious organisation for a congregation that includes children. It also includes a service or activity provided by the religious organisation for the children of the congregation (i.e., Sunday school or church youth programs).	Minister, Priest, Rabbi or other religious leader or spiritual officer people over 16 years of age who volunteer their services for Sunday school, church youth activities, children’s religious story telling, youth camps and youth groups.	Yes, if you provide a religious service where children are part of your congregation, you must have a RWVP. Members of the religious congregation who do not engage in any child-related activities provided by the religious organisation are not likely to require a RWVP.

Type of regulated activity

Description

Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required

Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?

Child-related religious activity

This refers to a religious service conducted by a religious leader or spiritual officer in a religious organisation for a congregation that includes children. It also includes a service or activity provided by the religious organisation for the children of the congregation (i.e., Sunday school or church youth programs).

Minister, Priest, Rabbi or other religious leader or spiritual officer
people over 16 years of age who volunteer their services for Sunday school, church youth activities, children’s religious story telling, youth camps and youth groups.

Yes, if you provide a religious service where children are part of your congregation, you must have a RWVP.

Members of the religious congregation who do not engage in any child-related activities provided by the religious organisation are not likely to require a RWVP.

Club or association

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Club or association activity	This refers to an activity or service provided primarily for children by a club, association, movement or society. This includes sporting, cultural, recreational clubs, and community services.	Children’s sports team coach or manager committee members/board members Guide and Scout leaders playgroup facilitators and staff board or committee members of a club, association, movement or society track officials at a children’s athletics meet First Aid officers	Yes, if you mainly work or volunteer with children throughout your club or association activities, you must have a RWVP. Lifeguards, lifesavers, referees, umpires, linespersons and other sporting officials or grounds persons who don’t have extended contact with children and do not otherwise engage in the child-related activity are not likely to require a RWVP. Parents of children at a sporting, cultural or entertainment event do not require a RWVP if they are spectators only and do not participate in the child-related activity. Administrative staff of a club, association, movement or society who do not have contact with children are not likely to require a RWVP.

Type of regulated activity

Description

Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required

Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?

Club or association activity

This refers to an activity or service provided primarily for children by a club, association, movement or society. This includes sporting, cultural, recreational clubs, and community services.

Children’s sports team coach or manager
committee members/board members
Guide and Scout leaders
playgroup facilitators and staff
board or committee members of a club, association, movement or society
track officials at a children’s athletics meet
First Aid officers

Yes, if you mainly work or volunteer with children throughout your club or association activities, you must have a RWVP.

Lifeguards, lifesavers, referees, umpires, linespersons and other sporting officials or grounds persons who don’t have extended contact with children and do not otherwise engage in the child-related activity are not likely to require a RWVP.

Parents of children at a sporting, cultural or entertainment event do not require a RWVP if they are spectators only and do not participate in the child-related activity.

Administrative staff of a club, association, movement or society who do not have contact with children are not likely to require a RWVP.

Coaching or tuition

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Coaching or tuition service	This refers to a service that provides coaching or tutoring services to children. This includes driving lessons, sports coaching, music, dance or singing lessons, private tutoring.	Driving instructors private sports coaches private tutors music teachers singing teachers dance teachers educational tutors for children	Yes, if you provide coaching and/or tutoring services primarily to children, you must have a RWVP. People providing coaching or tutoring as part of an informal arrangement with a neighbour, friend or relative may be exempt from holding a RWVP.

Type of regulated activity

Description

Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required

Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?

Coaching or tuition service

This refers to a service that provides coaching or tutoring services to children.

This includes driving lessons, sports coaching, music, dance or singing lessons, private tutoring.

Driving instructors
private sports coaches
private tutors
music teachers
singing teachers
dance teachers
educational tutors for children

Yes, if you provide coaching and/or tutoring services primarily to children, you must have a RWVP.

People providing coaching or tutoring as part of an informal arrangement with a neighbour, friend or relative may be exempt from holding a RWVP.

Legal services

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Child legal service	This refers to a service provided to a child by an Australian legal practitioner.	Lawyer separate representative.	Yes

Commercial services

Type of regulated activity	Description	Examples of roles where RWVP is likely to be required	Do workers and volunteers involved in this activity need RWVP?
Child-related commercial service	This refers to a service or activity at a sporting, cultural or entertainment venue that is provided on a commercial basis primarily for children. Including entertainment and party services, gym and play facilities, talent competitions.	Magician clown children’s entertainer photographer (with clients who are children) adults working at a sporting, cultural or entertainment venue where the services, activities or entertainment is provided primarily for children adults working at a play or gym facility adults running a talent or beauty competition adults running animal shows that visit schools or private children’s parties Santa, Santa’s helpers and Santa’s photographer.	Yes. If you have contact primarily with children when working or volunteering in a child-related commercial service, you are likely to need a RWVP.

Please note:

Not all people who work or volunteer in a regulated activity need to be registered.
In this context, a child refers to people under 18 years of age.
People who are 16 years of age and over can apply for registration.
People who are under 16 years of age do not require registration.
Organisations may require people to register, even if they are exempt from registration under the legislation.
Exemptions may apply. Visit our Exemptions page for more information.
The information contained within this tool is guidance and should not be taken as legal advice.
The details may be subject to change.

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