New Child Safe Standards became operational on 1 July 2022 and all clubs are required to legally comply with these Standards. A number of webinars were run throughout March – May 2022 on how to implement the new requirements, alongside educational safeguarding sessions and a host of resources to support your club.

The scheduled webinar next week on Tuesday, August 30 provides an opportunity for clubs to touch base and discuss progress, ask questions and identify gaps/challenges with implementation of the Child Safe Standards.

To ensure you gain the most useful and practical information from the webinar, please submit any questions you may have in advance of the webinar to childsafety@afl.com.au (no later than Monday, August 29).

Safeguarding Children Webinar Details

Date: Tuesday, August 30 2022
Time: 7:30 PM AEST
Link to join next week: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89310513302?pwd=MnhKTVZCMlVHVG5HWCsrb3FvRTJGdz09
Meeting ID: 893 1051 3302
Passcode: 904926

All webinars are recorded and made available on Toyota AFL Club Help to share with your members.

Resources:

We have a host of added resources that can be found here on the Toyota AFL Club Help website, including a helpful checklist with items for your committee to work through.
Reminder that the AFL has a dedicated website here where you can make a Safeguarding Report as a Club, and we have trained staff members to confidentially investigate any report made.
A copy of draft child safety policy and supporting documents can also be found on the AFL Victoria website
Please reach out if you have any questions or require any further information at this stage.

Kind regards,
AFL Club Help