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Failing the Check
If the Department of Justice is not satisfied that you should be given a Working with Children (WWC) Check card, you will be issued with an Interim Negative Notice then a Negative Notice. The Negative Notice comes into effect from the date on the notice.
A Negative Notice will be issued where you are:
- a Category 1 applicant
- a Category 2 applicant and the department considers that giving you a WWC Check card will pose an unjustifiable risk to the safety of children
- a Category 3 applicant and the department considers it inappropriate to give you a WWC Check card.
A Negative Notice may be issued in other cases, but only if exceptional circumstances exist and only if there is a significant link between offending by the applicant and a risk to children.
Contacts
Working with Children Check Unit
Department of Justice
GPO Box 1915
Melbourne VIC 3001
Information Line: 1300 652 879
Hours of operation are 8:30am - 5pm weekdays (excluding public holidays)
If you need an interpreter please call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 13 1450 and have them contact the WWC Check Information Line on 1300 652 879.
Email: workingwithchildren@justice.vic.gov.au
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