What is WWVP registration and who needs it?

The Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) scheme checks the backgrounds of people who want to work or volunteer with vulnerable people in certain sectors, and monitors people who hold a registration. "Vulnerable people" are children and adults experiencing disadvantage, such as disability, social or financial hardship, or difficulty communicating, who are accessing a service because of that disadvantage.

You need registration if you have regular, more than incidental, contact with vulnerable people in a regulated activity and no exemption applies. Volunteers in regulated activities generally need registration, but there are exemptions.

Source: Access Canberra, WWVP scheme: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/business-and-work/working-with-vulnerable-people/working-with-vulnerable-people-scheme