Dominic College is deeply committed to child safety and champions a culture of protection, respect, and care at every level of the organisation. Our approach is guided by our legal and regulatory obligations, internal policies, the Charter for Salesian Schools, the example of St John Bosco, and the Salesian Preventive System.
Dominic College is a Child Safe Organisation
Dominic College is committed to maintaining and encouraging an organisational culture where children and young people feel safe, are treated with respect and protected from harm. As a child safe organisation, Dominic College puts the safety of children and young people first. The College adheres to the requirements of the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, is committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and complies with the Reportable Conduct Scheme.
The Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework is a law to keep children safe in organisations and was established under the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023.
The Framework creates the Child and Youth Safe Standards, the Reportable Conduct Scheme and establishes the Independent Regulator.
The Child and Youth Safe Standards comprise 10 principles that organisations must follow to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and includes the Universal Principle for Aboriginal Cultural Safety.
The Universal Principle for Aboriginal Cultural Safety states organisations must provide an environment that ensures the right to Cultural Safety of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children.
The Reportable Conduct Scheme requires leaders of specific organisations to notify the Independent Regulator upon becoming aware of conduct related to child abuse involving an adult worker (the reportable conduct) and to conduct investigations. Workers include paid workers, volunteers and contractors.
The Office of the Independent Regulator oversees Tasmanian organisations to ensure they comply with the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework. It is independent of government and reports to parliament, not a department.
"The measure of love is to love without measure."
St. Francis de Sales
Child Safety Officer and Child Safe Policy
Dominic College is committed to promoting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and to preventing abuse and harm. As part of this commitment, and to help us meet our child safety obligations, the College appointed a Child Safety Officer. Information about this role is contained in the Child Safe Policy.
Historical Child Sexual Abuse
At Dominic College, we acknowledge the deep and lasting harm caused by historical child sexual abuse within the Catholic education system. For further information, we invite you to read Dominic College’s Statement and the Salesians of Don Bosco’s Statement addressing this matter.
