Do I need a WWC Check?
The WWC Check does not apply to everyone. You must apply for a WWC Check or hold a current WWC Card if you are about to start or are engaged in child-related work in Western Australia and/or the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
‘Child-related work’ has a specific definition which is found in section 6 of the WWC Act.
To determine if you are in child-related work and need a WWC Check, answer the questions below. You can also view the “Do I need a WWC Check?’ YouTube video.
- Do you carry out a business? or
Do you carry out paid work? or
Do you carry out unpaid or volunteer work? or
Do you carry out work as a student on placement?
in connection with one or more of the categories of child-related work? If you are unsure which category applies to the work you do, please discuss with your employer, volunteer organisation or education provider. Click here to see a list of all the categories of child-related work.
If you answered YES to the above question and identified a category of child-related work then please consider Question 2, below. If you answered NO to the above question you are not in child-related work.
- Do the usual duties of the work involve, or are they likely to involve, contact with a child (where that child is not a fellow employee or employed by you)?
There are special provisions which apply to Managerial Officers in connection with Category 1 – a child care service, who are deemed to be in child-related work whether or not they have contact with a child.
If you answered YES to the above question then please consider Question 3, below. If you answered NO to the above question you are not in child-related work.
For more information about the categories of child-related work, including some examples please see our ‘Who Needs a WWC Check?’ page.