Credentials / Working With Children Check
Working With Children Check in Western Australia
Issued by WA Department of Communities.
Key facts
- Fee, employee or self-employed: $87.00, excluding GST
- Fee, volunteer or student: $11.00
- How long it lasts: 3 years
- Checked against the issuing authority on 2026-10-25.
What we have checked
- Fee, employee or self-employed
- $87.00, excluding GST
- Fee, volunteer or student
- $11.00 Also the fee for a replacement card. Some guides still say volunteer checks are free in WA; they are not.
- How long it lasts
- 3 years Shorter than the five years NSW and Victoria give, which is easy to miss if you have moved state.
- How to apply
- In person at an Australia Post outlet with a hardcopy form Renewals can be done online in a WWC Account, up to three months before expiry.
Still to check
- Official processing time
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.