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    Community Organisations

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Community Organisations

Community organisations and not-for-profits play a vital role in the lives of children and young people. From youth groups and cultural associations to arts programs, neighbourhood houses and volunteer-run activities, community organisations must ensure that children are safe, respected and heard, regardless of their size or resources.

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Reportable Conduct Scheme

Expert legal services to community organisations

Safe Space Legal supports community organisations to meet their safeguarding and compliance obligations, including: not-for-profits and charities, youth groups and scouting organisations, cultural and multicultural associations, community arts, music and theatre groups, neighbourhood and community houses, and volunteer-run programs and events.

Step by Step implementation

We work with community organisations to address their safeguarding needs in a cost-effective and value focused manner. We ensure that we are always responsive, transparent and people-focused in our services, and support organisations to implement our advice and recommendations.

Here when you need us

We are committed to providing community organisations with professional guidance and support whenever they need it, from policy development to responding to complaints, allegations and critical incidents.

Child Safety in Community Organisations

Community organisations often work with children in informal settings, through volunteers who may change frequently and committees that may not have specialist safeguarding expertise. These characteristics can create gaps in screening, supervision and responses to concerns if they are not actively managed.

Community organisations that provide services, activities or facilities for children are generally required to comply with the Child Safe Standards in their state or territory. Volunteers and staff working with children will usually need a Working with Children Check, and some organisations may also be captured by Reportable Conduct Schemes.

Committees and boards have an important role in overseeing child safety. Leaders who fail to address known risks can face serious consequences. Read more about Head of Entity personal liability.

The Child Safe Standards can be applied in a way that reflects the size and nature of an organisation. Safe Space Legal helps community organisations put in place practical, proportionate safeguarding systems that volunteers can understand and follow.

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Our Services

Child Safety Policies

Developing child safety policies, codes of conduct, and complaints handling processes for community organisations and not-for-profits

Child Safety Investigations

Independent, trauma-informed workplace investigations into allegations involving staff, contractors and volunteers, compliant with Reportable Conduct Schemes

Audits

Audits and gap analysis against the Child Safe Standards with practical safeguarding recommendations for community organisations and not-for-profits

Child Safety Training

Tailored child safety training for committee members, staff, coordinators and volunteers

Legal Advice

Expert safeguarding legal advice for community organisations and not-for-profits, including compliance obligations, complaints and critical incidents

Incident Management

Root cause analyses of critical child safety incidents with crisis management and regulatory compliance support