What is the Reportable Conduct Scheme?

The Western Australian Reportable Conduct Scheme (the Scheme) was established under the Parliamentary Commissioner Amendment (Reportable Conduct) Act 2022 (the Act). The Act received Royal Assent on 19 August 2022 and the Scheme commenced on 1 January 2023.

The Scheme makes Western Australian children safer. It compels heads of organisations that exercise care, supervision or authority over children to notify allegations of, or convictions for, child abuse by their employees to the Ombudsman and then investigate these allegations. The Ombudsman will monitor, oversee and review these investigations.

What is Reportable Conduct?

The reportable conduct covered by the Scheme includes:

• sexual offences;
• sexual misconduct;
• physical assault;
• other prescribed offences;
• significant neglect of a child; and
• any behaviour that causes significant emotional or psychological harm to a child.

For more information, visit the Ombudsman Western Australia website.

Make a Report

A report can be made via the Public Transport Authority's Reportable Conduct Scheme online form.