<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All states and territories have agreed to rush through urgent childcare reforms after allegations of abuse at centres across the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Attorney-General Michelle Rowland, flanked by her state and territory counterparts, has announced "banned in one, banned in all" legislation to prevent someone banned from working with children in one jurisdiction from working in another.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All jurisdictions have promised to implement these changes by the end of the year.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-bans-single-use-plastic-soy-sauce-fish-containers/9035fce9-f8e9-4af1-bbd3-263c61819885" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Aussie state becomes the first to stamp out soy sauce fish containers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is a firm commitment from all states and territories to pull out all stops, and we are working together as a team," Rowland said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The attorneys-general have also agreed to raise their criteria on who can apply for a working with children check in each state and territory.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They will also strengthen information sharing to ensure that changes to someone's criminal history are captured and shared in real time under a National Continuous Checking Capability.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/all-states-and-territories-agree-to-rush-through-urgent-childcare-reforms-to-capture-offenders-shopping-around/42c3815f-2dce-4652-a627-523498229050" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission is currently working on a pilot for this program.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is notable that nefarious individuals have been shopping around the working with children, check system and exploiting loopholes," Rowland said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These are complex reforms, and they won't be delivered overnight."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-kiama-byelection-labor-liberal-announce-candidates-to-replace-gareth-ward/184b379e-58e5-46fb-9ef6-df44d0643916" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Labor and Liberals announce candidates to replace disgraced former MP Gareth Ward</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These changes were first recommended in the 2015 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rowland admitted families have been let down by successive governments at all levels, but said "a moment of political will" has brought the recommendations forward now.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These are complex areas, but that is no excuse for saying this is too hard," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The fact is that we have come together, noting that a significant body of work has occurred in the lead up to today's meeting."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rowland also knocked back suggestions of a national working with children check database, saying it was up to each jurisdiction to administer as laws differed in each state and territory.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-surrogacy-reforms-mitchell-and-james-werent-able-to-pursue-starting-a-family-until-today/4429d2a7-a3aa-4a98-bc63-989e2fd89c38" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Mitchell and James are ready to start a family. Until now, one state wouldn't let them</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These reforms come in the wake of allegations against childcare workers in NSW and Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joshua Dale Brown, 26, has been charged with 70 offences allegedly committed while working at childcare centres in Melbourne.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>David William James, 26, has been charged with 13 offences while working at out-of-school-hours care services in Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today's announcement by the attorneys-general comes in addition to work being done by the Department of Education to raise standards and safety within the sector.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/working-from-home-now-includes-majority-of-full-time-employees-australia/19aa9280-40cc-439f-b18a-848205f00c3e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>This could be the final nail in the coffin for working in the office</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Thirty childcare centres slapped with compliance actions </span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier today, the Department of Education slapped childcare centres across the country with compliance actions under urgent new laws that were pushed through parliament last month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An investigation by the federal education department, in collaboration with states and territories, found 30 childhood education and childcare services failed to meet national quality standards for seven or more years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The centres have 48 hours to notify parents of the compliance actions and have six months to bring their performance up to the national standard.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Education Minister Jason Clare said he hoped today's announcement would help rebuild confidence in the childcare system. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is not about closing centres down, it's about lifting standards up," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Over the next six months, these centres will need to lift their game or they will face further consequences, including the cutting off of funding.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australians-are-consuming-a-lot-more-of-these-four-drugs/26afbacd-1621-47b1-8ca9-86eb5e17ff35" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australians are consuming a lot more of these four drugs</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This action puts those centres on notice that they need to put the safety of our children first."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Department of Education will release the names of those 30 childcare centres once parents are notified by next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The compliance actions do not relate to any criminal allegations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Under new powers passed through parliament in July, the government can cut off funding to childcare centres that fail to meet the safety and quality standards, breach laws, or act in a way that puts child safety at risk.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The compliance actions are the first time these new powers have been used.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The country's education ministers will meet next Friday to discuss more measures to strengthen the childcare sector, including a national register of childcare workers, the role of CCTV and mandatory child safety training. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800.</span></strong></div></div>