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People
Allegations can be raised about the conduct of the following people employed or engaged by an organisation that is in scope for the Reportable Conduct Scheme:
- employees
- volunteers
- contractors
- office holders
- ministers of religion
- officers of a religious body
- foster and kinship carers in a formal care arrangement.
As of 1 July 2024, allegations can also be raised about the conduct of the following people:
- workers or volunteers provided by labour hire agencies, companies or other providers
- secondees
- individual business owners who employ or engage staff
- directors of companies where the director performs work for the organisation.
Find more information about the new types of employees covered by the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
We can only accept an allegation about the conduct of a person who is 18 years or older against, with or in the presence of a child who is under 18 years.
Organisations
The Reportable Conduct Scheme commenced in four phases from 2017.
The types of organisations covered by the Reportable Conduct Scheme include:
- registered government or non-government schools
- organisations that are registered in respect of an accredited senior secondary course or registered senior secondary qualification
- organisations that are approved to:
- provide certain courses to students from overseas
- operate an overseas student exchange program
- disability service providers that provide residential services for children with a disability
- mental service providers with in-patient beds
- organisations that receive State Government funding and:
- provide a drug or alcohol treatment service with in-patient beds
- provide a housing service or other assistance to homeless persons with overnight beds for children and young people
- provide child protection services
- out-of-home care services
- Victorian Government departments
- religious bodies
- organisations that:
- operate a residential facility for a boarding school
- provide overnight camps for children as part of its primary activity (except certain youth organisations)
- are a public or denominational hospital or operate a private hospital
- are a public health service
- disability service providers, including but not limited to, registered disability service providers
- approved education and care services (e.g. kindergartens, after hours care services)
- children’s services (e.g. occasional care providers)
- certain prescribed art centres, libraries, museums, zoos, parks and gardens.
- youth organisations that provide overnight camps for children as part of their primary activity.
If you are unsure about whether your organisation is required to comply with the Reportable Conduct Scheme, contact us.