6Child-related work

#### 6 Child-related work 6 Child-related work > > (1) A worker is engaged in child-related work for the purposes of this Act if— > > > > > (a) the worker is engaged in work referred to in subsection (2) that involves direct contact by the worker with a child or children and that contact is a usual part of and more than incidental to the work, or > > > > > (b) the worker is engaged in work in a child-related role referred to in subsection (3). > > > (2) The work referred to is work for, or in connection with, any of the following that is declared by the regulations to be child-related work— > > > > > (a) child development > > > > > > mentoring and counselling services for children, > > > > > (b) child protection > > > > > > child protection services, > > > > > (c) children’s health services > > > > > > the provision of health care in wards of hospitals where children are treated and the direct provision of other child health services, > > > > > (d) clubs or other bodies providing services for children > > > > > > clubs, associations, movements, societies or other bodies (including bodies of a cultural, recreational or sporting nature) providing programs or services for children, > > > > > (e) disability services > > > > > > respite care or other support services for children with a disability, > > > > > (f) early education and child care > > > > > > education and care services, child care centres, nanny services and other child care, > > > > > (g) education > > > > > > schools or other educational institutions (other than universities) and private coaching or tuition of children, > > > > > (h) entertainment for children > > > > > > sporting, cultural or other entertainment venues used primarily by children and entertainment services for children, > > > > > (i) justice services > > > > > > detention centres (within the meaning of the [Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-057)) and juvenile correctional centres (within the meaning of the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093)), > > > > > (j) religious services > > > > > > any religious organisation, > > > > > (k) residential services > > > > > > refuges used by children, long term home stays for children, boarding houses or other residential services for children and overnight camps for children, > > > > > (l) transport services for children > > > > > > transport services especially for children, including school bus services and taxi services for children with a disability and supervision of school road crossings, > > > > > (m) other > > > > > > any other service for children prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) The following roles are referred to— > > > > > (a) an approved provider or manager of an education and care service, > > > > > (b) a nominated supervisor (within the meaning of the [Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-104a) of an education and care service, > > > > > (c) an authorised carer, > > > > > (d) an assessment officer (within the meaning of section 27A of the [Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-157)), > > > > > (e) the principal officer of a designated agency, > > > > > (f) the principal officer of an accredited adoption service provider, > > > > > (g) any other role with respect to children prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3A) The regulations may provide for circumstances in which direct contact by a worker with a child or children is taken to be a usual part of and more than incidental to a worker’s work. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > direct contact with children means— > > > > > (a) physical contact, or > > > > > (b) face to face contact. > > **s 6:** Am 2015 No 29, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2018 No 14, Sch 1 \[3\] \[4\]; 2018 No 46, Sch 2.1 \[3\].