On this page
- The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards
- Guidance for the new Child Safe Standards
- A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards
- New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet
- Translated new Child Safe Standards information sheets
- Creating a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
- Steps to develop or update your Code of Conduct
- Practical guide to choosing, supervising and developing suitable staff and volunteers
- Sample learning or training action plan
- Risk assessment and management templates
- Child Safe Standards self-assessment tool
- Overview of the new Child Safe Standards
- Compare the current and new Child Safe Standards
- Empowerment and participation guide
- Frequently asked questions
- A tool to assist organisations implement the Child Safe Standards
- Online safety and COVID-19
- Child Safe Standards, a narrated powerpoint presentation
- A guide for creating a child safe organisation - tip sheets
- Reviews of Child Safe Standards decisions made by the Commission
- Presentations on each of the Child Safe Standards
- Posters about the Child Safe Standards
- Translated information sheets - Child Safe Standards
- Information sessions about the Child Safe Standards
- Community of Practice
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards
Taking children's safety seriously - about the Child Safe Standards
Guidance for the new Child Safe Standards
The following guidance material was developed by the Commission to assist organisations to understand the new Standards, identify what changes are needed to comply by 1 July 2022. New tools will be added as they become available.
A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation
- Current guide for creating a child safe organisation (PDF, 2.65MB) – current until 30 June 2022
- New: A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation (PDF, 6.56MB)
- New: A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation (Word, 3.69MB)
Short guide to the Child Safe Standards
- A short guide to the Child Safe Standards (PDF, 6.5MB)
- A short guide to the Child Safe Standards (Word, 127kb)
New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet
- New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet (PDF, 146kb)
- New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet (Word, 132kb)
Translated new Child Safe Standards information sheets
- To access the New Child Safe Standards Information Sheet in community languages, click here.
Creating a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Steps to develop or update your Code of Conduct
Practical guide to choosing, supervising and developing suitable staff and volunteers
Sample learning or training action plan
Risk assessment and management templates
Child Safe Standards self-assessment tool
- Coming soon.
Overview of the new Child Safe Standards
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards (PDF, 362kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards (Word, 522kb)
To access the What's New? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards Sheet in community languages, click here.
Compare the current and new Child Safe Standards
- What’s changing? Compare current and new Child Safe Standards (PDF, 402kb)
- What’s changing? Compare current and new Child Safe Standards (Word, 528kb)
Empowerment and participation guide
- Empowerment and participation: A guide for organisations working with children and young people (PDF, 7.7mb)
- Empowerment and participation: A guide for organisations working with children and young people (Word, 800kb)
Frequently asked questions
Please note: The following resources relate to the current Standards, and will be progressively updated to reflect the new Standards that come into force on 1 July.
A tool to assist organisations implement the Child Safe Standards
Online safety and COVID-19
Child Safe Standards, a narrated powerpoint presentation
A guide for creating a child safe organisation - tip sheets
- Cultural safety for Aboriginal children (PDF, 435kb)
- Safety of children with a disability (PDF, 249kb)
- Safety of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (PDF, 229kb)
Reviews of Child Safe Standards decisions made by the Commission
- Information Sheet: Reviews of decisions made by the Commission (Word, 138kb)
- Information Sheet: Reviews of decisions made by the Commission (PDF, 105kb)
- Form: Application for internal review (Word, 108kb)
- Form: Application for internal review (PDF, 200kb)
Presentations on each of the Child Safe Standards
The following are extracts from our Child Safe Standards presentations from when the Standards were launched. For our most recent presentations, see: Information Sessions and Webinars
Standard 1
Standard 2
Standard 3
Standard 4
Standard 5
Standard 6
Standard 7
Posters about the Child Safe Standards
Translated information sheets - Child Safe Standards
To read the Child Safe Standards information sheets in your language, click here.
Read an overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme in a range of community languages.
A telephone interpreter service is also available.
Information sessions about the Child Safe Standards
We regularly hold information sessions and webinars about the Child Safe Standards, for more information on these sessions, click here.
Community of Practice
To access videos and slides of previous Community of Practice forums, click here.
To register for the next Community of Practice forum, click here.