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Giving False or Misleading Information
Under sections 39(1) of the Working with Children Act 2005, you must not give false or misleading information:
- in, or in relation to, a Working with Children (WWC) Check application
- in connection with a re-assessment of a person’s eligibility to have a WWC Check card.
The maximum penalty for this offence is two years imprisonment, a fine of 240 penalty units which is $26,428.80 for the 2010/11 financial year, or both.
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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