Background checks coming in for volunteers

A recent interviewee on ABC radio national addressing this topic said that approximately 80% of convictions for offences against children and vulnerable people were against people with no prior record.

This is a nice idea, but I’d be curious to see how effective it is really. Presumably better than nothing, but not as good as many people think. If anything, it’s something to hide behind legally for organisations who encounter issues in this space (“but they did the police check…”).

dungfungus said :

HiddenDragon said :

Detailed checks were obviously very useful (not) in this case:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-23/child-sex-abuse-allegations-vigilance-the-key-say-protection-ad/5616624

The ABC only tells half the story. Read about who supported this low-life:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/union-defended-alleged-abuser/story-fn59noo3-1227006346836#mm-premium

Lol. Now why would our national broadcaster omit that little detail?

No wonder they can’t stand the Murdoch press.

HiddenDragon said :

Detailed checks were obviously very useful (not) in this case:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-23/child-sex-abuse-allegations-vigilance-the-key-say-protection-ad/5616624

The ABC only tells half the story. Read about who supported this low-life:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/union-defended-alleged-abuser/story-fn59noo3-1227006346836#mm-premium

Detailed checks were obviously very useful (not) in this case:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-23/child-sex-abuse-allegations-vigilance-the-key-say-protection-ad/5616624

dianak said :

Schools are losing a lot of volunteers since this came into effect, it seems the exemptions for parents to volunteer 4 times a year without a stasi pass is being ignored by schools, saying it’s an administrative burden to track, so they’re requiring security checks even for single events such as barbecues. Add to that the ACT Gallagher license we would’ve needed to cook up some snags, you get the picture of a nanny state creating more and more public servant jobs (20,000 public servants running the ACT at the moment).

The cost benefit analysis on both these schemes (school volunteers and barbecue volunteers) didn’t show a need for them but Labor introduced them, at the expense of disadvantaging communities and schools. More public servants hired and less involvement of parents in children’s school activities. This type of nanny state legislation follows the old socialists history of keeping parents away from their children to allow indoctrination to have a maximum affect.

The NDIS won’t use volunteers.
Every carer will have to have a diploma and a union ticket. This has been one of Labor’s greatest job training/job/union creation schemes ever.
The NDIS will end up costing twice as much as budgeted for and the ones receiving the care may not see their situation improve commensurately with the amount of money to be spent.

Are MLA’s background checked?

Schools are losing a lot of volunteers since this came into effect, it seems the exemptions for parents to volunteer 4 times a year without a stasi pass is being ignored by schools, saying it’s an administrative burden to track, so they’re requiring security checks even for single events such as barbecues. Add to that the ACT Gallagher license we would’ve needed to cook up some snags, you get the picture of a nanny state creating more and more public servant jobs (20,000 public servants running the ACT at the moment).

The cost benefit analysis on both these schemes (school volunteers and barbecue volunteers) didn’t show a need for them but Labor introduced them, at the expense of disadvantaging communities and schools. More public servants hired and less involvement of parents in children’s school activities. This type of nanny state legislation follows the old socialists history of keeping parents away from their children to allow indoctrination to have a maximum affect.

I have 3 boys at a local secondary school & have coached & managed several of their teams over the last few years. I thought I would help out the soccer committee as they are short staffed – purely an administrative role attending meetings & lots of paperwork.

Was told I would now need a background check. Note I’m not training them or taking teams away or having any contact with them so I reckon its just absurd. I can’t be bothered getting a check so I won’t be involved with the committee.

You’re assuming ALL taxi drivers have a taxi licence

It’s illegal to drive a cab if you are not licensed to do so. Did you really not know this?

“Part of getting and maintaining a taxi drivers license was, and I presume still is, a compulsory police check.”

You’re assuming ALL taxi drivers have a taxi licence