Credentials / Working With Children Check
Working with Children Check in Victoria
Victoria calls it a Working with Children Check. Elsewhere in Australia the same thing is a working with children check.
Issued by Department of Government Services, Victoria.
Key facts
- Fee, employee clearance: $139.20
- Fee, employee renewal: $105.30
- Fee, replacement card: $8.60
- How long it lasts: 5 years
- Checked against the issuing authority on 2026-10-25.
What we have checked
- Fee, employee clearance
- $139.20 For 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Older guides quoting $131.60 or $135.50 are out of date.
- Fee, volunteer clearance
- No fee
- Fee, employee renewal
- $105.30
- Fee, replacement card
- $8.60
- How long it lasts
- 5 years Unless suspended, cancelled or surrendered first.
- Volunteer and employee are different things
- Using a volunteer clearance for paid work is an offence If you are paid for child-related work beyond reimbursed expenses you need the employee clearance, which also covers volunteering. Switching up costs the full $139.20.
The rest of your tickets
A working with children check is one of several you probably carry, each on its own clock. See which of yours lapses first, or register and we hold them all and chase the dates.