Michelle Rowland says ‘consistency’ across jurisdictions will ensure workers banned in one state or territory are ‘banned in all’, but rules out national scheme
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All states and territories have agreed to introduce reforms by the end of the year to close a “loophole” which allowed potential child abusers to work across jurisdictions, the federal attorney general has announced.
Following a meeting of state and territory attorneys general on Friday, Michelle Rowland announced the “long-overdue reform” to create a system that ensured those working with children who were “banned in one” jurisdiction were “banned in all”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/15/national-working-with-children-check-system-attorney-general-michelle-rowland-ntwfb
Author : Benita Kolovos, Sarah Basford Canales and Josh Butler
Publish date : 2025-08-15 06:02:00
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