If you don’t identify with any of the services or places listed in the categories below, you’re not doing child-related work. That means you don’t need a Check.
However, if your organisation has told you to get a Check, you will still need to get one.
List of occupational fields that require a Check
| Service or place of work | Details (Code) |
|---|---|
Camps | All overnight camps for children (10) |
| Child care services | Child care services including:
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| Child employment - supervisors | Supervision of a child 14 years of age in employment under the Child Employment Act (76) |
| Child minding | Babysitting or child minding services arranged by a commercial agency (12) |
| Child protection services | Child protection services (24) |
| Children's services | Children’s services including kindergartens or preschools under the Children’s Services Act andEducation and Care Services National Law (Victoria) Act (26) |
| Clubs & associations | Clubs, associations, or movements of a cultural, recreational or sporting nature that provide services or conduct activities for, or directed at, children or whose membership comprises primarily children (42) |
| Coaching & tuition | Coaching or private tuition services of any kind specifically for children (28) |
| Counselling services | Counselling or other support services for children (28) |
| Educational institutions | Educational institutions for children, specifically:
|
| Entertainment & party services | Commercial entertainment or party services for children unless they are merely incidental to or in support of other business activities (30) |
| Foster care | Fostering children (54) |
| Gym or play facilities | Commercial gym or play facilities for children unless they are merely incidental to or in support of other business activities (32) |
| Kinship care | Caring for a child placed by Child protection under the Children, Youth and Families Act (80) |
| Out-of-home care services | Out-of-home care services (under the Children,Youth and Families Act ) (38) |
| Paediatric wards | Paediatric wards of public, private or denominational hospitals as defined in the Health Services Act (58) |
| Photography services | Commercial photography services for children unless they are merely incidental to or in support of other business activities (34) |
| Refuges | Refuges or other residential facilities used by children (62) |
| Religion | Religious organisations (64) |
| School crossings | School crossing services (66) |
| Student exchange / homestay arrangements | Student exchange / homestay arrangement under Part 4.5A of the Education and Training Reform Act , including accommodation in a person’s home (78) |
| Talent & beauty competitions | Commercial talent or beauty competitions for children unless they are merely incidental to or in support of other business activities (36) |
| Transport | Publicly funded or commercial transport services specifically for children (60) |
| Youth justice | Youth remand, residential, or justice centres, supervision units and probation services within the meaning of the Children Youth and Families Act (56) |
Ministers of religion
For example, ministers who have children present in their congregation, or attend schools are required to hold a Check.
The only time a minister does not require a Check is when any contact with children is occasional, and never a part of their normal duties. This might occur, for example, for ministers with purely administrative roles within a church’s bureaucracy.
Reviewed 30 May 2023
