Connect-by deadlines
Workers within 7 days, volunteers within 21 days, counted from the start or agreement date, whichever is earlier.
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Applies to: People & Volunteers · Admin, Team member
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- Workers (staff, individual contractors, employees of contracted companies, presenters, facility hirers and other workers): connect within 7 days.
- Volunteers: connect within 21 days.
The clock starts on the start date or the agreement date, whichever is earlier. The person's record says which one was used. The same number of days applies to recording the end date in WWC Connect when they stop.
Who connects
- You connect: most people you engage directly.
- Employer connects: employees of contracted companies. You still check their clearance before they start.
- Optional (with consent): child-connected roles and exempt people.
Reminders
The people chosen in Exports & settings (every admin if nobody is ticked) are emailed 7 and 2 days before each connect-by and offboard-by date, on the day, and when it's overdue. A weekly digest of what's due goes out on your re-check day.
Visiting interstate workers
They're exempt only if they do 30 days or fewer of child-related work in Victoria in the calendar year, no other Victorian child-related work that year, and hold an equivalent clearance from their home state. iComply warns you from 25 days.
Missed a deadline? Connect them now, and contact the regulator if you couldn't notify in time.