Following the public consultation process for the national Child Safety Review, the Decision Regulation Impact Statement (DRIS) was released on 22 August 2025.
The DRIS:
- was informed by public consultation
- analyses the impacts of recommendations from the Child Safety Review
- provides an agreed set of reforms based on the analysis.
The set of proposed reforms put to the Education Ministers include:
- safe use of digital devices
- mandating child safety training
- improved regulation of educator and staff conduct
- Working with Children Checks (WWCC) requirements in ECEC
- the safety of the physical service environment
Read the DRIS on our website.
Read more about the Child Safety Review on ACECQA.