Australian Capital Territory
Working with Vulnerable People Background Checking (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2017-174
made under the  
Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011, section 68 (Determination of fees)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Instrument determines fees payable under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011.  The Instrument repeals the previous fees instrument (DI2016-171).  
Fees are charged in respect of applications for registration for the purposes of the Act for a person who will be in paid employment, renewal registrations, and cards and for the issuing of a duplicate registration card. 
No fee is charged for the purposes of the Act for a person who volunteers their time for no payment.
Changes in the fee determination from the previous instrument is that the fee for paid employees has increased from $79 to $82 and the fee for paid employees renewing registrations has increased from $79 to $82.
Fees charged for the issue of a duplicate card has increased from $20 to $21.
Fees in the 2017-18 Financial Year have increased from fees in the previous 2016-17 Financial Year by an indexation of 4% and rounded to an appropriate value as determined in the 2014-15 ACT Budget for regulatory fees.

Rachel Stephen-Smith
Minister for Community Services and Social Inclusion
23 June 2017