Child Protection and Child Safe Standards Resources
A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation
- A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation (PDF, 4MB)
- A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation (Word, 3.88MB)
- A guide for creating a Child Safe Organisation – accessible version (PDF, 5.4MB)
Short guide to the Child Safe Standards
- A short guide to the Child Safe Standards (PDF, 4.17MB)
- A short guide to the Child Safe Standards (Word, 128kb)
- A short guide to the Child Safe Standards – accessible version (PDF, 1.4MB)
On-demand video: Child Safe Standards
Child Safe Standards Information Sheet
- Child Safe Standards Information Sheet (PDF, 146kb)
- Child Safe Standards Information Sheet (Word, 132kb)
Plain language Child Safe Standards resources
- Victoria’s New Child Safe Standards: Plain language summary of changes (PDF, 659kb)
- Victoria’s Child Safe Standards: Plain language guide (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Victoria’s Child Safe Standards: Plain language poster (PDF, 912kb)
Translated Child Safe Standards resources
- To access the Child Safe Standards resources in community languages, click here.
- Read an overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme in a range of community languages.A telephone interpreter service is also available.
Creating a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Steps to develop or update your Code of Conduct
Practical guide to choosing, supervising and developing suitable staff and volunteers
Sample learning or training action plan
Risk assessment and management templates
Child Safe Standards self-assessment tool
- Coming soon.
Overview of the new Child Safe Standards
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards (PDF, 362kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards (Word, 522kb)
To access the What’s New? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards Sheet in community languages, click here.
Compare the previous and new Child Safe Standards
- What’s changing? Compare current and new Child Safe Standards (PDF, 402kb)
- What’s changing? Compare current and new Child Safe Standards (Word, 528kb)
Empowerment and participation guide
- Empowerment and participation: A guide for organisations working with children and young people (PDF, 7.7mb)
- Empowerment and participation: A guide for organisations working with children and young people (Word, 800kb)
Frequently asked questions
Online safety and COVID-19
A guide for creating a child safe organisation – tip sheets
- Cultural safety for Aboriginal children (PDF, 435kb)
- Safety of children with a disability (PDF, 249kb)
- Safety of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (PDF, 229kb)
Reviews of Child Safe Standards decisions made by the Commission
- Information Sheet: Reviews of decisions made by the Commission (Word, 138kb)
- Information Sheet: Reviews of decisions made by the Commission (PDF, 105kb)
- Form: Application for internal review (Word, 108kb)
- Form: Application for internal review (PDF, 200kb)
Posters about the Child Safe Standards
- Poster: Speak up – it’s your right (PDF, 338kb)
- Victoria’s Child Safe Standards: Plain language poster (PDF, 912kb)
Community of Practice
To access videos and slides of previous Community of Practice forums, click here.
To register for the next Community of Practice forum, click here.
Translated resources about the Child Safe Standards
Translated resources in community languages.
- Arabic | العربية
- Burmese | မြန်မာ
- Chinese (Simplified) | 简体中文
- Chinese (Traditional) | 繁體中文
- Dari | دری
- Dinka | Thuɔŋjäŋ
- Greek | Ελληνικά
- Hindi | हिन्दी
- Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia
- Korean | 한국어
- Pashto | پښتو
- Persian Farsi | فارسی
- Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Sinhalese | සිංහල
- Somali | Soomaali
- Tagalog | Filipino
- Tamil | தமிழ்
- Urdu | اردو
- Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt
This page offers a range of information in community languages. A telephone interpreter service is also available.
To find translated resources on the Reportable Conduct Scheme, click here.
Arabic | العربية
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Arabic subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Arabic.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Arabic (PDF 378kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Arabic (Word 136kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Arabic (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 294kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 135kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Arabic (PDF 597kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Arabic (Word 1521kb)
Burmese | မြန်မာ
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Burmese subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Burmese.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Burmese (PDF 332kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Burmese (Word 140kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Burmese (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 460kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 158kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Burmese (PDF 474kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Burmese (Word 872kb)
Chinese (Simplified) | 简体中文
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Simplified Chinese subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in simplified Chinese.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in simplified Chinese (PDF 300kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in simplified Chinese (Word 135kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in simplified Chinese (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 576kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 453kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Chinese (Simplified) (PDF 705kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Chinese (Simplified) (Word 642kb)
Chinese (Traditional) | 繁體中文
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Traditional Chinese subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in traditional Chinese.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in traditional Chinese (PDF 984kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in traditional Chinese (Word 136kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in traditional Chinese (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 399kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 476kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Chinese (Traditional) (PDF 815kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Chinese (Traditional) (Word 818kb)
Dari | دری
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Dari subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Dari.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Dari (PDF 337kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Dari (Word 138kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in your language in Dari (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 293kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 129kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Dari (PDF 470kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Dari (Word 1500kb)
Dinka | Thuɔŋjäŋ
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Dinka subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Dinka.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Dinka (PDF 364kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Dinka (Word 135kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Dinka (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 143kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 139kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Dinka (PDF 448kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Dinka (Word 125kb)
Greek | Ελληνικά
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Greek subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Greek.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Greek (PDF 338kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Greek (Word 137kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Greek (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 137kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 144kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Greek (PDF 466kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Greek (Word 136kb)
Hindi | हिन्दी
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Hindi subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Hindi.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Hindi (PDF 493kb )
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Hindi (Word 147kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Hindi (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 1.6mb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 263kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Hindi (PDF 508kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Hindi (Word 2.3mb)
Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Indonesian subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Indonesian.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Indonesian (PDF 273kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Indonesian (Word 133kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Indonesian (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 139kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 213kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Indonesian (PDF 617kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Indonesian (Word 116kb)
Korean | 한국어
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Korean subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Korean.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Korean (PDF 352kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Korean (Word 144kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Korean (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 218kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 418kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Korean (PDF 691kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Korean (Word 371kb)
Pashto | پښتو
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Pashto subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Pashto.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Pashto (PDF 341kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Pashto (Word 136kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Pashto (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 111kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 450kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Pashto (PDF 1.2mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Pashto (Word 1.5mb)
Persian Farsi | فارسی
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Farsi subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Farsi.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Persian – Farsi (PDF 391kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Persian – Farsi (Word 136kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Persian – Farsi (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 676kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 171kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Farsi (PDF 644kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Farsi (Word 2.2mb)
Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Punjabi subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Punjabi.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Punjabi (PDF 304kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Punjabi (Word 145kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Punjabi (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 1.6mb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 264kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Pubjabi (PDF 499kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Pubjabi (Word 3mb)
Sinhalese | සිංහල
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Sinhalese subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Sinhalese.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet Sinhalese (PDF 346kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet Sinhalese (Word 138kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Sinhalese (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 166kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 263kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Sinhalese (PDF 1mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Sinhalese (Word 739kb)
Somali | Soomaali
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Somali subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Somali.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Somali (PDF 277kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Somali (Word 135kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Somali (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 136kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 176kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Somali (PDF 605kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Somali (Word 123kb)
Tagalog | Filipino
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Tagalog subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Tagalog.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Tagalog (PDF 277kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Tagalog (Word 135kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Tagalog (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 141kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 174kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Filipino (PDF 604kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Filipino (Word 121kb)
Tamil | தமிழ்
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Tamil subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Tamil.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Tamil (PDF 946kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet in Tamil (Word 138kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Tamil (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 1.6mb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 510kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Tamil (PDF 1065kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Tamil (Word 437kb)
Urdu | اردو
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Urdu subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Urdu.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet Urdu (PDF 402kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet Urdu (Word 136kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Urdu (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 112kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 221kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Urdu (PDF 1.1mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Urdu (Word 1.5mb)
Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt
The Commissioners talking about the Child Safe Standards (Vietnamese subtitles)
Access a range of Child Safe Standards resources in Vietnamese.
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet Vietnamese (PDF 372kb)
- New Child Safe Standard Information Sheet Vietnamese (Word 135kb)
- What’s new? Overview of the new Child Safe Standards in Vietnamese (PDF)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (Word 142kb)
- Practical Guide to Choosing, Supervising, and Developing Suitable Staff and Volunteers (PDF 242kb)
- Overview of the Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (PDF 1.5mb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Vietnamese (PDF 939kb)
- Short guide to the Child Safe Standards in Vietnamese (Word 124kb)