Appendix 2 - Prescribed entities

Government schools

• A Government school

Non-government schools (independent and Catholic)

• An operator of a non-Government school, to the extent that the operator performs student-related functions in relation to the day to day organisation, management and administration of a non-Government school.
• Operator in relation to a non-Government school means the body that is responsible for managing and conducting the operations of a non-Government school.

Catholic and independent Catholic system bodies and canonical administrators that assist, manage or govern Catholic schools in Victoria, where these bodies provide support or services to Catholic schools relating to:

• student wellbeing or safety, or
• professional ethics and conduct, or
• learning diversity

• A body that operates under the auspices of the Catholic Church and that provides support or services to Catholic schools, to the extent that the body performs functions relating to:
  1. student wellbeing or safety; or
  2. the promotion and management of professional ethics and conduct; or
  3. learning diversity.

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

• The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority continued in operation by section 2.5.2 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

Victorian Institute of Teaching

• The Victorian Institute of Teaching continued in operation by section 2.6.2 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority

• The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority established by section 4.2.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

Kindergarten services

Long day care services

Before and after school hours care services

• An approved provider of a relevant education and care service located in Victoria to the extent that the approved provider performs child-related functions in relation to the day to day organisation, management and administration of the service.
• NB: Relevant education and care service means an approved education and care service that:
  1. is a centre-based service
  2. is not a service that provides education and care only during school holidays.

Child Link

Child Link is a Restricted Information Sharing Entity that can request the disclosure of confidential information and collect information under the Child Information Sharing Scheme. Child Link cannot disclose information under the Child Information Sharing Scheme.

• For the purposes of section 41S(1) of the Act, the Secretary to the Department of Education is prescribed to belong to the category of restricted information sharing entity named the Child Link Category.

• A registered medical practitioner who practises in the medical profession as a general practitioner in Victoria.

Education Justice Initiative, including:

• Koorie Education Children’s Court Liaison Officers
• Regional Education Children’s Court Liaison Officers

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers programs which support the educational outcomes of children and young people involved in the criminal justice system.

Enhancing Mental Health Support in Schools Program

Regional Telephone Counselling Service

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide mental health support services, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of mental health support services in Government schools.

Health, Wellbeing and Specialist Services

Nurses

Student Support Services (SSS)

Visiting teachers

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers student support services to assist children and young people with learning, mental health and developmental barriers.
• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract by the Department of Education to manage or deliver student support services to assist children and young people with learning, mental health and developmental barriers, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of services to assist children and young people with learning, mental health and developmental barriers.
• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department provides school nursing programs.

Koorie education and engagement, including:

• Koorie Education Coordinators
• Koorie Engagement Support Officers
• Koorie Education Children’s Court Liaison Officers
• Koorie Academy Liaison Officers

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers programs and services to support cultural engagement and improved outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people.

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers programs which support educational outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care.
• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract by the Department of Education to manage or deliver programs which support educational outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of programs to support educational outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care.

National Student Wellbeing Program management

Note: Chaplaincy and student wellbeing services are engaged by schools and fall under the prescription of government and non-government schools

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers chaplaincy programs to support the emotional wellbeing of students.

Navigator Program

Project REAL

Side by Side Program

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that Department manages or delivers re-engagement services to children and young people at risk of disengaging with education.
• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract by the Department of Education to provide re-engagement services to children and young people at risk of disengaging with education, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of those services.

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages the approval and regulation of education and care services, or manages the approval and regulation of children’s services under the Children’s Services Act 1996.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide education support to children and young people experiencing chronic health conditions, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of those services at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Access to Early Learning Program

School-Focussed Youth Services

The Geelong Project

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract by the Department of Education to provide early intervention services to children and young people at risk of disengaging with education, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of those services.

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers emergency and critical incident management, security, and incident management programs and services for registered schools.

• The Secretary to the Department of Education, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers programs and services to assist children and young people with vision impairments.

Alcohol and other drugs services

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide alcohol and other drugs services, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of alcohol and other drugs services.

Ambulance Victoria

• Ambulance Service—Victoria within the meaning of the Ambulance Services Act 1986.

Bush nursing centres

• An incorporated association that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide a Bush Nursing Centre, to the extent that the incorporated association performs functions relating to the provision of a Bush Nursing Centre.

Community health centres

• A registered community health centre within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988, to the extent that it performs the functions of a registered community health service.

Community-managed and designated mental health services

• A mental health service provider within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 2014 that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide mental health services, to the extent that the mental health service provider performs functions relating to the provision of mental health services.

General Practitioners

• A registered medical practitioner who practises in the medical profession as a general practitioner in Victoria.

General Practice Nurses

• A general practice nurse who is employed by, or whose services are otherwise retained by, a general practice in Victoria.

Integrated health and aged care services

• A multi-purpose service within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988, to the extent that it performs the functions of a multi-purpose service.

Maternal and Child Health services

• The Secretary to the Department of Health, to the extent that that Department provides maternal and child health advice through a state-wide telephone service.
• A Council to the extent that it provides maternal and child health programs.
• A person or body engaged by a Council to provide maternal and child health programs for a maternal and child health service on behalf of the Council, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of maternal and child health programs.
• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide maternal and child health services, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of maternal and child health services.

Public hospitals

Denominational hospitals

Public health service, e.g. Austin Health and Eastern Health

• A registered funded agency within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988, to the extent that it performs the functions of a registered funded agency

Integrated health and aged care services

• A multi-purpose service within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988, to the extent that it performs the functions of a multi-purpose service.

State-funded aged care services

• An approved provider of a residential care service within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 (Commonwealth) that provides State funded residential aged care services, including State funded residential aged care homes but not including supported residential services within the meaning of the Supported Residential Services (Private Proprietors) Act 2010.

Disability Services Commissioner

• The Disability Services Commissioner within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006.

Forensic Disability

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide specialist forensic disability accommodation services, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of specialist forensic disability.
• The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, to the extent that the Secretary performs functions under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997; or Sentencing Act 1991; or Disability Act 2006.

Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative

• The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, to the extent that the Secretary performs functions under the Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2009.

Victorian Disability Worker Commission

• The Victorian Disability Worker Commission established under section 21(1) of the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018.
• The Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria established under section 8 of the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018.

Community housing organisations

• A registered agency within the meaning of the Housing Act 1983, to the extent that it performs the functions of a registered agency.

DFFH Housing

• The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, to the extent that that Department performs functions under the Housing Act 1983; or that Department assists with the performance of the Director of Housing’s functions under the Housing Act 1983.
• The Director of Housing within the meaning of the Housing Act 1983.

State-funded homelessness services

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide homelessness accommodation or homelessness support services, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of homelessness accommodation or homelessness support services.

Tenancy Plus Program

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide case management support for at risk social housing tenants to assist to establish or sustain a tenancy, to the extent that the person or body delivers those services.

Child Protection

Hurstbridge Farm

Secure welfare services

• The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, to the extent that the Secretary performs functions under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

• A community-based child and family service within the meaning of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, to the extent that it performs the functions of a community-based child and family service.

• A registered out of home care service within the meaning of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, to the extent that it performs the functions of a registered out of home care service.

• The Secretary to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, to the extent that the Secretary exercises powers conferred under regulation 15(3) of the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Regulations 2018 (Commonwealth) in relation to a function delegated to the Secretary under section 5 of the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Commonwealth).

• A person or body that participates in a Risk Assessment and Management Panel meeting, to the extent that the person or body performs functions that relate to the person or body's participation in a Risk Assessment and Management Panel meeting, including preparation for and attendance at a meeting and associated follow-up actions or activities.

• A person or body that provides settlement or targeted casework services specifically for migrants, refugees or asylum seekers, to the extent that the person or body provides settlement or casework services for migrants, refugees or asylum seekers.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide services to victim survivors of sexual assault and perform family violence information sharing functions, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of services to victim survivors of sexual assault.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide treatment services for sexually abusive behaviour, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of sexually abusive behaviour treatment services.

• A person or body that provides specialist family violence services and is engaged or funded under a State contract to perform family violence information sharing functions, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of specialist family violence services.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide supported playgroups, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to supported playgroups.

• A body that is declared to be an authorised Hub entity under section 144SC of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008, to the extent that the body provides Hub services within the meaning of Part 5B of that Act.

• A court official within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

• The Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety, to the extent that that Department manages or delivers justice, health, rehabilitation or reintegration services or programs for children.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract by the Department of Justice and Community Safety to provide or deliver health, rehabilitation or reintegration services or programs for children, to the extent that the person or body provides or delivers those services or programs directly to children.

• A court official within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

• A person or body that participates in a Multi-Agency Panel to Prevent Youth Offending meeting, to the extent of that participation, including preparation for and attendance at the meeting and associated follow-up actions or activities.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide family violence perpetrator intervention programs or services, including trials of such programs or services, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of family violence perpetrator intervention programs or services.

• The Secretary to the Department of Government Services, to the extent that the Department of Government Services supports the performance of the functions of the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 and the Relationships Act 2008.

• The Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety, to the extent that that Department supports the performance of the functions under Chapter 5 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 of the Youth Parole Board within the meaning of that Act.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract by the Department of Justice and Community Safety to provide case management services to victims of crime, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to the provision of case management services to victims of crime.

• The Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety, to the extent that that Department provides victims of crime support through a state-wide telephone service.

• Victoria Police within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013.

• The Secretary to the Department of Justice and Community Safety, to the extent that the Secretary performs functions under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.

• A person or body that is engaged or funded under a State contract to provide youth justice community support services or programs, to the extent that the person or body performs functions relating to youth justice community support services or programs.

Commission for Children and Young People

• The Commission for Children and Young People established by section 6 of the Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012.