The Tasmanian Government is enhancing the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People system through a Bill which has today passed the House of Assembly.
The Justice Miscellaneous (Reporting Procedures) Bill 2025 amends the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 to implement recommendation 19.6 of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings Report.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Guy Barnett, said the amendment specifically recognises that any person can make a voluntary notification of reportable behaviour to the Registrar outside of the existing mandatory notifications by reporting bodies.
"This amendment will clarify an important part of the Registrar's work within the broader system under which Tasmanians can raise concerns about the safety of children and young people," the Attorney-General said.
"Once the amendment commences, the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People website will be updated to include an online reporting pathway for the public.
"The Government is implementing the 191 recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry, and the passage of this Bill through the House of Assembly today is another important step to achieving that."
The Bill delivers another two amendments which bring forward the dates for provision of annual reports from the Supreme and Magistrates Courts from 30 November to 31 October in line with other reporting bodies timeframes.
"Annual reports are an important tool for Government, Parliament and the public, and this change ensures reports are received in time to be tabled in Parliament by the end of the relevant calendar year," the Attorney-General said.
The Bill will proceed to the Legislative Council in due course.
