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We provide services to children and young people, and by law must provide and maintain child safe environments.
To make sure we are a child safe organisation, we have policies and procedures to guide departmental employees, volunteers and external service providers who work with children across our sites or with our services.
Policies and procedures by site or service type
Select your relevant site or service type below to find out what policies and procedures you must follow to meet child safe environments compliance.
By following these policies and procedures, your site and service are considered compliant. You do not need to lodge separate Child Safe Environment (CSE) statement with the Department of Human Services.
For primary schools or high schools
- Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 825 KB)
- Mandatory notification procedure (PDF 308 KB)
- Camps and excursions policy (PDF 674 KB)
- Camps and excursions procedure (PDF 430 KB)
- Complaint management policy
- Duty of care to children and young people policy (staff login required)
- Information sharing guidelines for promoting safety and wellbeing procedure (PDF 874 KB)
- Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum
- Managing allegations of sexual misconduct in education and care settings guidelines (PDF 610 KB)
- Non-education service providers in preschools, schools and educational programs (PDF 733 KB)
- Out of school hours care (OSHC) policy (PDF 696 KB)
- Providing out of school hours care on department sites procedure
- Protective practices for staff in their interactions with children and young people guidelines (PDF 3 MB)
- Reporting critical incidents, injuries, hazards and near misses procedure (staff login required) (PDF 373 KB)
- Responding to online safety incidents in SA schools – guideline (PDF 400 KB)
- RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training – list of courses
- Safe transportation of children policy (PDF 144 KB)
- Safety management procedure (staff login required)
- Screening and suitability – child safety policy (PDF 280 KB)
- Screening and suitability – child safety procedure (PDF 627 KB)
- Sexual behaviour in children and young people procedure and guideline (PDF 1 MB)
- Volunteer policy (PDF 203 KB)
- Volunteer procedure for schools, preschools and care settings (staff login required)
- Workplace learning procedure (PDF 782 KB)
For preschools – including those that offer occasional care or rural care
- Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 825 KB)
- Mandatory notification procedure (PDF 308 KB)
- Camps and excursions policy (PDF 674 KB)
- Camps and excursions procedure (PDF 430 KB)
- Complaint management policy
- Duty of care to children and young people policy (staff login required)
- Information sharing guidelines for promoting safety and wellbeing procedure (PDF 874 KB)
- Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum
- Managing allegations of sexual misconduct in education and care settings guidelines (PDF 610 KB)
- Non-education service providers in preschools, schools and educational programs (PDF 733 KB)
- Out of school hours care (OSHC) policy (PDF 696 KB)
- Providing out of school hours care on department sites procedure
- Protective practices for staff in their interactions with children and young people guidelines (PDF 3 MB)
- Reporting critical incidents, injuries, hazards and near misses procedure (staff login required) (PDF 373 KB)
- Responding to online safety incidents in SA schools – guideline (PDF 400 KB)
- RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training – list of courses
- Safe transportation of children policy (PDF 144 KB)
- Safety management procedure (staff login required)
- Screening and suitability – child safety policy (PDF 280 KB)
- Screening and suitability – child safety procedure (PDF 627 KB)
- Sexual behaviour in children and young people procedure and guideline (PDF 1 MB)
- Volunteer policy (PDF 203 KB)
- Volunteer procedure for schools, preschools and care settings (staff login required)
- Workplace learning procedure (PDF 782 KB)
For children’s centres with either occasional care, long daycare, childcare, or integrated services
- Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 825 KB)
- Mandatory notification procedure (PDF 308 KB)
- Camps and excursions policy (PDF 674 KB)
- Camps and excursions procedure (PDF 430 KB)
- Complaint management policy
- Duty of care to children and young people policy (staff login required)
- Information sharing guidelines for promoting safety and wellbeing procedure (PDF 874 KB)
- Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum
- Managing allegations of sexual misconduct in education and care settings guidelines (PDF 610 KB)
- Non-education service providers in preschools, schools and educational programs (PDF 733 KB)
- Out of school hours care (OSHC) policy (PDF 696 KB)
- Providing out of school hours care on department sites procedure
- Protective practices for staff in their interactions with children and young people guidelines (PDF 3 MB)
- Reporting critical incidents, injuries, hazards and near misses procedure (staff login required) (PDF 373 KB)
- Responding to online safety incidents in SA schools – guideline (PDF 400 KB)
- RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training – list of courses
- Safe transportation of children policy (PDF 144 KB)
- Safety management procedure (staff login required)
- Screening and suitability – child safety policy (PDF 280 KB)
- Screening and suitability – child safety procedure (PDF 627 KB)
- Sexual behaviour in children and young people procedure and guideline (PDF 1 MB)
- Volunteer policy (PDF 203 KB)
- Volunteer procedure for schools, preschools and care settings (staff login required)
- Workplace learning procedure (PDF 782 KB)
For out of school hours care (OSHC) services run by a governing council
- Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 825 KB)
- Mandatory notification procedure (PDF 308 KB)
- Camps and excursions policy (PDF 674 KB)
- Camps and excursions procedure (PDF 430 KB)
- Complaint management policy
- Duty of care to children and young people policy (staff login required)
- Information sharing guidelines for promoting safety and wellbeing procedure (PDF 874 KB)
- Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum
- Managing allegations of sexual misconduct in education and care settings guidelines (PDF 610 KB)
- Non-education service providers in preschools, schools and educational programs (PDF 733 KB)
- Out of school hours care (OSHC) policy (PDF 696 KB)
- Providing out of school hours care on department sites procedure
- Protective practices for staff in their interactions with children and young people guidelines (PDF 3 MB)
- Reporting critical incidents, injuries, hazards and near misses procedure (staff login required) (PDF 373 KB)
- Responding to online safety incidents in SA schools – guideline (PDF 400 KB)
- RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training – list of courses
- Safe transportation of children policy (PDF 144 KB)
- Safety management procedure (staff login required)
- Screening and suitability – child safety policy (PDF 280 KB)
- Screening and suitability – child safety procedure (PDF 627 KB)
- Sexual behaviour in children and young people procedure and guideline (PDF 1 MB)
- Volunteer policy (PDF 203 KB)
- Volunteer procedure for schools, preschools and care settings (staff login required)
- Workplace learning procedure (PDF 782 KB)
OSHC third party providers
If you’re an OSHC third party approved panel service provider, you must:
- have your own CSE compliance statement lodged with DHS
- follow all departmental CSE policies and procedures listed above when operating services on our sites.
For family day care and respite care programs
- Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 825 KB)
- Mandatory notification procedure (PDF 308 KB)
- Duty of care to children and young people policy (staff login required)
- Information sharing guidelines for promoting safety and wellbeing procedure (PDF 874 KB)
- Managing allegations of sexual misconduct in education and care settings guidelines (PDF 610 KB)
- Protective practices for staff in their interactions with children and young people guidelines (PDF 3 MB)
- Reporting critical incidents, injuries, hazards and near misses procedure (staff login required) (PDF 373 KB)
- Responding to online safety incidents in SA schools – guideline (PDF 400 KB)
- RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training – list of courses
- Screening and suitability – child safety policy (PDF 280 KB)
- Screening and suitability – child safety procedure (PDF 627 KB)
- Sexual behaviour in children and young people procedure and guideline (PDF 1 MB)
- Volunteer policy (PDF 203 KB)
- Volunteer procedure for schools, preschools and care settings (staff login required)
- Safe transportation of children policy (PDF 144 KB)
There are 5 additional family day care (FDC) specific policies and procedures that FDC and Respite Care Program providers need to follow. Go to children's health and safety in the FDC educator portal (login required) to find out more.
Corporate office – including Student Support Services
- Safeguarding children and young people policy (PDF 825 KB)
- Mandatory notification procedure (PDF 308 KB)
- Camps and excursions policy (PDF 674 KB)
- Camps and excursions procedure (PDF 430 KB)
- Complaint management policy
- Duty of care to children and young people policy (staff login required)
- Information sharing guidelines for promoting safety and wellbeing procedure (PDF 874 KB)
- Managing allegations of sexual misconduct in education and care settings guidelines (PDF 610 KB)
- Non-education service providers in preschools, schools and educational programs (PDF 733 KB)
- Out of school hours care (OSHC) policy (PDF 696 KB)
- Providing out of school hours care on department sites procedure
- Protective practices for staff in their interactions with children and young people guidelines (PDF 3 MB)
- Reporting critical incidents, injuries, hazards and near misses procedure (staff login required) (PDF 373 KB)
- Responding to online safety incidents in SA schools – guideline (PDF 400 KB)
- RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training – list of courses
- Safe transportation of children policy (PDF 144 KB)
- Safety management procedure (staff login required)
- Screening and suitability – child safety policy (PDF 280 KB)
- Screening and suitability – child safety procedure (PDF 627 KB)
- Sexual behaviour in children and young people procedure and guideline (PDF 1 MB)
- Volunteer policy (PDF 203 KB)
- Volunteer procedure for schools, preschools and care settings (staff login required)
- Workplace learning procedure (PDF 782 KB)