A key aspect of providing a child safe environment is to ensure that volunteers engaged in certain activities at the University undergo child related employment screening.
Under Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 and the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 volunteers engaged in sporting clubs and associations of the University can be required to undergo a working with children check:
Examples of relevant volunteer programs are:
If participants in these, or other relevant volunteer opportunities, are engaging in regular contact with any child under the age of 18, UniSA is required to request a child related employment screening. Volunteers need to be prepared to cooperate with this request or it may impact their involvement in the program.
For any students that must undertake prescribed functions as part of either their program or course requirements (e.g. teaching placement or clinic work), their Child Protection assessment requirements will be managed by the relevant Academic Unit.