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Consumer Guarantees in Australia: What the ACL Promises You
The consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law: acceptable quality, fitness for purpose, services guarantees (ss 60-62) and when they apply.
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Working with Vulnerable People Registration ACT: Fees, Validity and Penalties
The ACT's Working with Vulnerable People registration costs $163 for paid work, is free for volunteer-only registration, and lasts 5 years. See the penalties for working without one.
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Working with Children Check WA: Fees, Penalties and Spent Convictions
The WA Working with Children Check costs $87 for employees and $11 for volunteers, and lasts 3 years. See the penalty for working without one and how WA's spent-convictions rules differ from every other state.
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Working with Children Check Victoria: Fees, Validity and the Worker Screening Act
The Victorian Working with Children Check costs $139.20 for employees from 1 July 2026, is free for volunteers, and lasts 5 years. The Worker Screening Act 2020 governs it, but does not rename it.
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Working with Children Check SA: Fees, Validity and Spent Convictions
South Australia's Working with Children Check costs $145, or $73.50 for tertiary students, is free for volunteers, and lasts 5 years. See the penalty for working without one and SA's own spent-convictions thresholds.
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Working with Children Check NSW: Fees, Validity and the Law
The NSW Working with Children Check costs $112 for paid roles, is free for volunteers, and lasts 5 years. See the Act behind it and how it fits into Australia's wider background-check landscape.
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The Working with Children Check Across Australia: Eight Schemes Explained
Every Australian state and territory runs its own working with children scheme under a different name and a different Act. See how they compare, and why none is portable.
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Spent Convictions in Australia: The Commonwealth Rule and How States Differ
Australia has no single spent-convictions rule. The Commonwealth 30-month threshold applies only to Commonwealth offences; South Australia uses a lower 12/24-month test. See how each state differs.
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Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Tasmania: Fees and the Free Volunteer Period
Tasmania's RWVP costs $137.20, but is free for volunteer registrations from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 under a temporary fee-relief measure. See what happens when that measure ends.
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Ochre Card NT: Fees, Validity and Why Volunteers Still Pay $8
The Northern Territory's Ochre Card costs $89 for paid work and $8 for volunteers, not free, and lasts just 2 years. See the penalty for working without one and how NT's anti-discrimination law treats criminal record.
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National Police Checks in Australia: AFP Certificates and the NCCHC
Australia has two routes to a national police check: the AFP National Police Certificate for Commonwealth and ACT purposes, and the NCCHC for general employment. Fees, consent rules and when to use each.
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Criminal Record and Employment Rights in Australia: What Protection Actually Exists
There is no general Commonwealth law banning criminal-record discrimination in hiring. See what the AHRC pathway actually offers, why the Fair Work Act does not cover it, and what employers must do under the Privacy Act.
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