As required by the Basketball Victoria Member Protection By-Laws, this attachment sets out the screening process for people in our Club who work, coach, supervise or have regular unsupervised contact with people under the age of 18 years.

Our Club, Casey Dragons Basketball Club, will:

1. Identify positions that involve working, coaching, supervising or regular unsupervised contact with people under the age of 18 years.
   
   
2. Obtain a completed Member Protection Declaration (MPD) from all people who are identified in the above step and keep it in a secure place.
   
   
3. Provide an opportunity for a person to give an explanation if an MPD isn’t provided or it reveals that the person doesn’t satisfactorily meet any of the clauses in the MPD. We will then make an assessment as to whether the person may be unsuitable to work with people under the age of 18 years. If unsatisfied we will not appoint them to the role/position.
   
   
4. Where possible, check a person’s referees (verbal or written) about his/her suitability for the role.
   
   
5. Make sure that the person being interviewed / screened, has a valid Working with Children Check (‘WWC’) issued by the Victorian Government. Casey Dragons Basketball Club recognises two (2) exceptions to the WWC – police officers and teachers. These personnel will not be required to have a WWC for any of the positions identified in clause 1.