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Requirements for Police Clearance, Working with Children Clearance andVaccinationsYou need to complete these requirements prior to starting your first placement. This applies to bothnew students who have not yet been on placement, and existing students who have someplacements still to complete. Some individuals may have already completed some of these aspects(e.g., police clearance), if you have already completed these, you do not need to reapply, but copiesmust be provided to Nicole Yuen (Fieldwork Placement Officer, located in the School of Psychologyand Speech Pathology administration) before you go on placement. If you are an internationalstudent you will need a police clearance from your home country before you can commence yourplacements. Please be aware this process may take 6-8 weeks depending on the country, so pleaseattend to ASAP.(1) Criminal Record ScreeningIt is compulsory that you must apply for an Australian wide Police Clearance. The form isavailable within this placement handbook. There is a charge for this service and this is incurredby the student. A criminal record does not necessarily preclude a student from participating in aplacement. However, convictions leading to 12 months imprisonment (or more) for seriouscrimes of violence or a sexual nature, drug dealing, or fraud, are likely to lead to refusal of anyplacements. Further information on police clearance is available at:http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/CRSU/crsguidelines.pdfIf you have concerns about obtaining police clearance, you are able to contact the HealthDepartment’s Criminal Record Screening Support Unit on (08) 9222 2289 (on a confidentialbasis).(2) Working with Children CheckAs you may be aware, there is legislation that requires people working with children in either avoluntary or paid capacity to undergo a separate record check for specified criminal offencesinvolving children. You need to apply for this in addition to having a Federal police clearance.There is a charge for this service and this is incurred by the student. Application forms areavailable from Post Offices, and completed forms with 100 point identity check documentationare to be lodged in person at Post Offices with photographic facilities (similar to the procedurefor gaining a passport). A list of Post Offices where you can apply is available at:http://www.nowwhere.com.au/austpost/postofficelocator/default.aspxFor more information, please refer to the Working With Children Checks website at:http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au/default.htm(3) Screening & Vaccination for Preventable Diseases: Requirement for Health DepartmentPlacementsIn 2006 an agreement was put into place between Universities and the Health Department ofWestern Australia. There are various clauses by which Universities and the Health Departmentneed to comply. Section 4.17a of the agreement states that all University staff and studentsinvolved in placements at the Health Department of WA need to be screened for andPage 59 of 88Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)