Amateur Theate ~ Duty of care with children
Thu, 26 Mar 2009, 01:58 pmmike raine7 posts in thread
Amateur Theate ~ Duty of care with children
Thu, 26 Mar 2009, 01:58 pmI am very new to this site, so forgive me if this question has been raised already. I did a search, but was not able to find what I was looking for.
Huon Valley Theatre is a small amateur theatre in Tasmania. We frequently stage musical and plays that involve children.
I am interested in finding out what legal obligations we have with respect to those children. For example, are adult members of the company required to have police checks?
I would be grateful if someone can point me to where I could find information about this
Working With Children
Thu, 26 Mar 2009, 02:09 pmCheck with your local authorities on the Working With Children and Duty of Care Policies. These are a particularly sticky thing that you need to be aware of.
http://victas.uca.org.au/main.php?id=652 - Working with children
Might want to also check out http://www.childcomm.tas.gov.au/
That's your best starting point I'd say.
Absit invidia (and DFT :nono:)
Jeff Watkins