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Safety of Children and Vulnerable Adults

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Policies and Resources

Child Safety:

1. pdf Statement of commitment to Child Safety(117 KB)
2. pdf Child Safety Policy(6.07 MB)
3. pdf Code of Conduct for Caring for Children(1.14 MB)
4. pdf Children's Code of Conduct(78 KB)
5. pdf Working with Children Protocol
(4.30 MB)
6. Social Networking Policy
7. pdf Code of Conduct for Employees, Volunteers, Contractors and Clergy(53 KB)
8. pdf Responding to Issues of concern (flowchart)
(57 KB)
9. pdf Guidelines for Managing High Risk Individuals(82 KB)

Reporting Information:
1. pdf What to do in the event of an incident/allegation of child abuse(230 KB)
2. pdf Consent/Incident/Complaints Forms(316 KB)
3. pdf Incident Recording Form Reportable Conduct(71 KB)
4. pdf Reporting Child Abuse
5(144 KB)
.  pdf C(605 KB) pdf lergy Reporting Summary(605 KB)

 Resources for Parents and Carers:
1. pdf Charter for children in out of home care
(87 KB)
2 pdf . (87 KB) pdf Tipsheet childsafe organisations(320 KB) pdf
(87 KB)
3 pdf . (87 KB) pdf Tipsheet older children home alone(192 KB) pdf
(87 KB)
4. pdf (87 KB) pdf Tipsheet others looking after child babysitters(180 KB) pdf
(87 KB)
5. pdf (87 KB) pdf Tipsheet teaching your child to keep safe(188 KB)
6. pdf Listening to Children(348 KB)
7.  pdf Guide for parents and carers(722 KB)

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