Proposed changes to Working With Children legislation
The Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Amendment Bill 2022 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament on 17 August 2022. The Bill addresses certain key recommendations of the Working with Children Checks Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and other high priority matters. The reforms are aimed to strengthen protections for children in WA, from harm from people who work with them.
