Child Safety & Safeguarding Services in Tasmania
We help Tasmanian organisations prevent, comply with, and respond to child safety and safeguarding challenges with expert legal support.
Access Expert Guidance
Legal expertise with up-to-date education allows your organisation to adeptly navigate mandatory reporting obligations.
Flexible Delivery
Comprehensive in-person and online training that suits your organisation’s budget, ensuring hassle-free compliance with mandatory training requirements.
Compliance Assurance
Stay ahead of mandatory reporting requirements with our training programs, guaranteeing that your organisation consistently meets compliance standards.
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We invite you to contact Safe Space Legal to book a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your orgainsation's safeguarding needs
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Understanding Your Child Safety Obligations In Tasmania
Tasmania has comprehensive child safety legislation designed to protect children and young people. Key legislation includes the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 (creating mandatory reporting obligations), the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 (governing RWVP registration), and sector-specific regulations for education, health, and community services.
Tasmania implemented the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, which aligns with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. This framework requires organisations to establish child safe cultures, implement appropriate policies, ensure safe recruitment, provide training, respond effectively to concerns, and continuously improve child safety practices.
Our Child Safety & Safeguarding Services in Tasmania
Safe Space Legal offers comprehensive support across three key areas:
Prevention
We help Tasmanian organisations develop robust child safe systems through child safe framework implementation, policy development, risk assessment, recruitment procedures, and governance support to ensure child safety is embedded throughout your organisation.
Compliance & Training
We provide expert guidance on Tasmanian mandatory reporting requirements and deliver comprehensive training for teachers, early childhood professionals, healthcare workers, police, and other mandated professionals. Our training covers recognising abuse indicators, reporting obligations, creating child safe cultures, and responding appropriately to disclosures and concerns.
Response
When child safety concerns emerge, we provide immediate incident response guidance, investigation support, regulatory response assistance, and crisis management to help your organisation respond appropriately, meet legal obligations, and strengthen systems to prevent future incidents.
Tasmanian Sectors We Support
We work with organisations across all sectors including:
- Aged Care
- Children & Young People
- Disability
- Day Care Centres/Early Childhood
- Schools
- Educational Institutes
- Out of Home/Youth Services
- Religious Organisations
- Sports and Recreation Associations
- Private Therapy and Counselling Practices
- Accommodation or Residential Services
- Child Protection Services
- Commercial Services for Children
- Justice or Detention Services
- Transport Services
- Corporate Workplaces
- Community Organisations
- Health Services
- NDIS Providers
- Government Organisations
Mandatory Reporting in Tasmania
Tasmania has broad mandatory reporting requirements. Mandatory reporters include registered teachers, school principals, police officers, registered medical practitioners, registered nurses, registered midwives, registered psychologists, and persons who provide child care, education and care services, or child protection services. Our training ensures you understand when and how to report to the Department of Communities Tasmania.
Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP)
Under the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013, anyone engaged in regulated activities with children or vulnerable people in Tasmania requires valid registration. This includes employees, volunteers, contractors, and students on placement. Organisations must verify registration before engagement and maintain systems to monitor ongoing validity.
We help organisations establish compliant RWVP systems, including verification procedures, record-keeping requirements, and responding to registration suspensions or cancellations.
Our Services
Child Safety Policies
Developing child safety policies, procedures, codes of conduct, and complaints handling processes
Child Safety Investigations
Child safety investigations compliant with Reportable Conduct Schemes
Audits
Audits against Child Safety Standards with practical safeguarding advice
Child Safety Training
Tailored child safety training, including training compliant with the child safe standards and Ministerial Order 1359
Legal Advice
Expert safeguarding legal advice and representation for Early Childhood and Day Care Centres
Incident Management
Root cause analyses of critical child safety incidents and assistance with crisis management
Contact Information
Take the first step and schedule your free 30-minute consultation. We cater to organisations across Australia, providing in-person and online assistance tailored to your requirements. Get in touch today to learn more about how to get started with our Mandatory Reporting Training module.
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Get started on strengthening your organisation's compliance and increasing your team's skills and knowledge with our Mandatory Reporting Training. Safe Space Legal invites you to connect with our team for a complimentary 30-minute consultation to discuss how our training can meet your organisation's needs.
Discover Frequently Asked Questions about Our Victorian Child Safety and Safeguarding Services
Tasmania has adopted the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, which aligns with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. This framework applies to organisations providing services to children and requires implementation of child safe policies, practices, and cultures that protect children from harm.
In Tasmania, mandatory reporters include registered teachers, school principals, police officers, registered medical practitioners, registered nurses, registered midwives, registered psychologists, and persons who provide child care, education and care services, or child protection services. These professionals must report suspected child abuse to the Department of Communities Tasmania.
Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) is Tasmania’s working with children and vulnerable people check. Anyone engaged in regulated activities involving children or vulnerable people needs valid registration. This includes employees, volunteers, contractors, and students on placement in education, health, childcare, and many other sectors.
If your organisation provides services to children in Tasmania, you should implement the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework. This applies to schools, early childhood services, sporting clubs, religious organisations, health services, community organisations, and many others. We can help assess your specific obligations.
Mandatory reporters who fail to report child abuse when they have reasonable grounds to believe abuse has occurred can face criminal penalties under the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997. Organisations may also face regulatory action, loss of funding or registration, and reputational damage for systemic failures to protect children.
Best practice suggests annual refresher training for all staff and volunteers working with children. Mandatory reporters should receive comprehensive initial training on their reporting obligations and regular updates. New staff should receive child safety training during induction, and training should be updated when legislation or policies change.