Working With Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Regulation 2012

The following information is prescribed:

a statement about the activities the person will be engaged in for the employer;

a risk management strategy for the employer.

In this section:

a statement about the employer’s commitment to the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable people;

a code of conduct for people engaged by the employer;

policies and procedures for handling complaints relating to the treatment of vulnerable people, including guidelines for reporting and handling incidents, disclosures or suspicions of harm caused by a person engaged by the employer to a vulnerable person;

a policy for disciplining people engaged by the employer who breach the risk management strategy;

policies and procedures for compliance with the Act, including—

implementing and reviewing the risk management strategy; and

keeping written records about each person engaged by the employer;

strategies for communication and support, including training materials for people engaged by the employer to—

help identify risks of harm to vulnerable people; and

give instructions for how to handle disclosures or suspicions of harm to vulnerable people; and

outline the employer’s risk management strategy.