Children's Guardian Regulation 2022

Children's Guardian Amendment Regulation

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    Changes were made to the Children’s Guardian Regulation 2021 as part of the introduction of the Residential Care Workers Register.

    The following changes* will apply from 18 July 2022

    • Only applicants who have reached the referee checking stage of a recruitment process are required to have their information recorded on the residential care workers register.
    • Alignment of the definition of ‘applicant’ with the definition in the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.

     

    From 1 September

    • The definition of ‘residential care worker’ in the Children's Guardian Amendment Act 2022 commences. From this date, certain security workers, caseworkers and administrative workers will be prescribed, by regulation, as residential care workers. Workers who provide statutory out-of-home care, or supported out-of-home care, in a residential setting will be included in the definition of ‘residential care worker’ in the Children’s Guardian Act 2019.

     

    *Please note that these changes conform with the original intent of the residential care workers register provisions of the Children's Guardian Regulation 2022 and were required due to technical amendments made to the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 by the Children’s Guardian Amendment Act 2022.

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    You can now renew your WWCC by using digital proof of identity – no need to visit a Service NSW Centre.
    How to renew using digital proof of identity (POI)

    You will need:

    • A MyServiceNSW account with the WWCC service added
    • 3 current identity documents including a NSW driver licence or photo card
    • a device with a working front camera for face verification.


    If you're renewing a paid WWCC, you will also need a credit card, debit card, PayPal or PayID account.

    If you have an expired WWCC clearance or have changed your name on your identity documents since the last time you renewed your WWCC, you can't renew using digital proof of identity.

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