South Australia
No Statutory Reportable Conduct Scheme
South Australia has NO statutory Reportable Conduct Scheme. Compliance is driven by the Child Safety (Prohibitions and Inspections) Act 2016. Organisations must lodge a "Child Safe Environments" compliance statement every 5 years, and staff must complete mandatory Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect – Education and Care (RRHAN-EC) training, re-certified every 3 years.
Framework & Regulation
Notification Timeframes
No reportable conduct timeframes apply; mandatory reporting obligations still apply at all times.
Training Requirements
No reportable conduct training is mandated, but RRHAN-EC training is required and child-safe environments obligations apply.
RRHAN-EC (Responding to Risks of Harm) Training
South Australia’s core mandatory training for recognising and responding to risks of harm, abuse and neglect. The Fundamentals/Full course must be re-certified on a 3-year cycle.
Child Safe Environments Awareness
Embedding child-safe policies, code of conduct and complaint handling to support the 5-yearly compliance statement.
Mandatory Reporting to the Child Abuse Report Line
How and when to report suspicions of harm to the Child Abuse Report Line (CARL), which remains a continuing obligation.
Whistleblowing & Public Interest Disclosure
Handling protected disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (SA) for the public sector, including confidentiality, protection from detriment and reprisal, and the role of eligible recipients. It also covers the Commonwealth whistleblower protections in Part 9.4AAA of the Corporations Act 2001 (strengthened by the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019) for companies and not-for-profits, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) for the Australian Government public sector.
Respect at Work
Reportable Conduct Scheme program on preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, and meeting the positive duty under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) introduced by the Respect@Work reforms.
Psychological Safety at Work
Reportable Conduct Scheme program on building a psychologically safe workplace and identifying and managing psychosocial hazards in line with WHS psychosocial regulations and codes of practice.
Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace
Reportable Conduct Scheme program on identifying, assessing and controlling psychosocial hazards at work in line with the model WHS Regulations and the Managing psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice.
Investigations
No reportable conduct investigation obligation. Mandatory notifiers must report suspected harm to the Child Abuse Report Line; employment and conduct matters are handled under standard workplace and screening processes.
Audits & Processes
- Child Safe Environments compliance statementEvery 5 years (lodge/renew)
Prepare and lodge the required Child Safe Environments compliance statement and keep supporting policy and training evidence current.
- RRHAN-EC certification registerEvery 3 years per worker
Track RRHAN-EC completion and re-certification dates for all mandated notifiers.
- Working with Children Check auditAnnual
Verify valid SA Working with Children Checks across the workforce.