Resource Library
Official guidelines, reference materials, and compliant investigation templates.
Standard Templates
Foundational templates for conducting internal reportable conduct investigations. Always adapt to specific state regulatory formats where required.
Reportable Conduct Notification Form
Structured initial-notification template capturing the worker, child(ren), allegation type, and immediate risk actions, ready to transcribe into the regulator’s portal.
Immediate Risk Assessment & Safety Plan
Assess and document risk to children once an allegation is received, including interim measures such as duty reassignment or supervision.
Investigation Plan
Plan scope, allegations, witnesses, evidence, timeframe and the decision-maker, demonstrating a fair and methodical process.
Procedural Fairness (Show Cause) Letter
Put allegations to the subject worker and invite a response, satisfying natural-justice requirements regulators scrutinise.
Interview Record (Trauma-Informed)
Capture interviews with witnesses or children using trauma-informed prompts and consistent record-keeping.
Findings & Briginshaw Reasoning Worksheet
Document each allegation, the evidence, and the reasoning to the civil standard guided by Briginshaw.
Interim & Final Report to Regulator
Regulator-ready report templates covering findings, action taken, and systems improvements.
Child Safe Policy & Code of Conduct
Model child-safe policy and staff code of conduct aligned to the National Principles, ready to localise.
Reportable Conduct Register
Central register to track allegations, notifications, milestones and outcomes for audit and continuous improvement.
Annual Training Register
Track who completed which training and when, with re-certification due dates, to evidence compliance to regulators.
Reference Links
National frameworks
The principles and national schemes that sit above every state and territory.
- National Office for Child SafetyCommonwealth body promoting national child-safety reform.
- National Principles for Child Safe OrganisationsThe 10 principles all organisations should implement.
- National Redress SchemeSupport and redress for people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse.
- Royal Commission Final ReportThe institutional responses inquiry that shaped current schemes.
State & territory regulators
The authority you notify and report to in each jurisdiction.
- QFCC (Queensland)Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 — commences 1 July 2026.
- Children's Guardian (NSW)Reportable Conduct Scheme under the Children's Guardian Act 2019.
- Social Services Regulator (Victoria)Reportable Conduct Scheme transferred to the SSR (Feb 2026).
- Ombudsman WAWA Reportable Conduct Scheme (commenced Jan 2023).
- ACT OmbudsmanACT Reportable Conduct Scheme.
- Independent Regulator (Tasmania)Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023.
- Department for Child Protection (SA)No RCS — Child Safe Environments obligations apply.
- Territory Families (NT)No RCS — universal mandatory reporting applies.
Working with Children Checks
Screening clearances required for child-related work in each jurisdiction.
- Blue Card (QLD)Queensland working with children screening.
- WWCC (NSW)New South Wales Working With Children Check.
- WWCC (VIC)Victorian Working with Children Check.
- WWCC (WA)Western Australia Working with Children Card.
- WWVP (ACT)ACT Working with Vulnerable People registration.
- WWVP (TAS)Tasmanian Registration to Work with Vulnerable People.
- WWCC (SA)South Australian Working with Children Check.
- Ochre Card (NT)Northern Territory Working with Children Clearance.