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The Department provided the following information to Sector Support and Development Providers. The information below applies to all federally funded aged care providers, including CHSP and SSD.

Child Safety Compliance Statement

• Section 166-628 of the Aged Care Rules prescribes that a CHSP registered provider must give a report (the child safety compliance statement) to the Department each year.
• CHSP registered providers must submit an annual statement regarding their organisation’s compliance with state, territory and commonwealth laws relating to employing, engaging, or instances where there is incidental contact with children, in accordance with the CHSP grant agreement.
• This is in accordance with the National Child Safety Requirement 4.
• CHSP registered providers must submit the report using the template provided by the Department and by 31 March each year.
• A template for this statement will be provided in early March and must be submitted by 31 March. This statement is retrospective and covers the period 1 January to 31 December of the previous calendar year. For further information, see Child Safety for Australian Government Grants | Community Grants Hub