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Working with Children During the Application Process

Once you have submitted a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check application you can undertake ‘child-related work’ if:

• your application is still being assessed
• you have been given an Interim Negative Notice and are waiting to hear the final outcome of your application (that is, until you receive a final response in the form of an Assessment Notice or a Negative Notice).

While the Working with Children Act 2005 allows an applicant to commence ‘child-related work’ before passing the WWC Check, in some cases employers, volunteer organisations or agencies might require that a person has passed the WWC Check before commencing work or volunteering with them, as part of their recruitment practices.

However, a person who has previously been given a Negative Notice that has not been successfully appealed to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal cannot commence or continue to undertake child-related work.

Once you have submitted a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check application you cannot undertake ‘child-related work’ if you:

• are subject to the reporting obligations imposed by the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
• are subject to an extended supervision monitoring order under the Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005
• previously held a Negative Notice (because you failed the WWC Check) and have re-applied five years after the date of the Negative Notice.