Incident register at licensed premises

Recognising and responding to harm and abuse

• Responding to a suspicion of harm against a child (Play by the Rules)
• Recognising Child Abuse (Department of Communities) (PDF 1082 KB)
• Concerns about a child’s sexual behaviour (WA Government)
• Responding to disclosures of child abuse and neglect (Australian Institute of Family Studies)

Child Safe Practices

• Information for parents, carers and family members (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People) (PDF 404 KB)
• National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (WA Government)
• Child Safe Organisations (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People)
• National Principles for Child Safe Organisations WA: Guidelines (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People) (PDF 2.8 MB)
• Child Safe Organisations (Australian Human Rights Commission)
• Keeping Our Kids Safe: Cultural Safety and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Office for Child Safety)
• Child Safe Organisations: Guide for parents and carers (National Office for Child Safety)
• Institute of Child Protection – Safeguarding children and young people portal (Australian Catholic University)

Employee Screening and training

• Child Protection Online Training (Play by the Rules)
• Working with Children Checks (WA)
• E-learning modules for the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (Australian Human Rights Commission)

eSafety

• eSafety Commissioner
• ThinkUKnow
• Playing IT Safe

Child friendly complaints

• Tips for children and young people on how to make a complaint (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People)
• Child Friendly Complaints Guidelines (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People) (PDF 2.4 MB)
• Complaint Handling Guide: Upholding the rights of children and young people (National Office for Child Safety)
• Helping children and young people to Speak up and make a complaint (National Office for Child Safety)
• Speak up and make a complaint – poster and leaflet (National Office for Child Safety)
• Guidelines for Complaints Handling (WA Ombudsman)

Child Participation

• Engaging Young People in Decision Making (WA State Government)
• Engaging with Aboriginal children and young people (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People)
• Participation Guidelines – Ensuring children and young people’s voices are heard (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People) (PDF 1997 KB)
• Protection through participation: Involving children in child-safe organisations (Australian Institute of Family Studies)
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse children and young people (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People)
• Understanding safeguarding practices for children with disability (Australian Government)
• Tips for engaging LGBTI Youth (Q Life) (PDF 324 KB)

Child Safe Documentation

• Code of conduct example (Australian Human Rights Commission)
• Charter of Commitment to Children and Young People (Australian Human Rights Commission)
• Excellence Framework for Child Safe Organisations (Community Services Industry Alliance)
• Development of child safe policies and codes of conduct (Australian Human Rights Commission)
• Checklist for online safety (Australian Human Rights Commission) (PDF 816 KB)
• Self Assessment tool (Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries)