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VOLUNTEERING AND UNPAID WORK PLACEMENTS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NSW

			COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
  

				LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

There is a full list of Recommendations below the individual links

The individual links are for any changes or modifications to the Recommendation

		Recommendation 1

		Recommendation 2

		Recommendation 3

		Recommendation 4

		Recommendation 5

		Recommendation 6

		Recommendation 7

		Recommendation 8

		Recommendation 9

		Recommendation 10

		Recommendation 11

		Recommendation 12

RECOMMENDATION 1 

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People, in its 
forward work program, works with NSW Education and Communities to review Government 
funding for youth programs in NSW. 

RECOMMENDATION 2

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
the Minister for Citizenship and Communities to consider State-level recognition of school 
student volunteering, and to promote volunteering to young people, for example, through 
reinstating the Premier’s Student Volunteering Awards program. 

RECOMMENDATION 3

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
NSW Education and Communities to consider schemes that recognise young peoples’ 
volunteer work, with consideration being given to the definition of volunteering to 
ensure that young people with personal commitments are not unfairly excluded. 

RECOMMENDATION 4

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People develops a 
strategy, in consultation with young people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 
non-English speaking backgrounds, geographically and socially isolated young people, and 
disadvantaged and at-risk young people, to assist them to engage in volunteering activities. 

RECOMMENDATION 5

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People, in 
conjunction with NSW Family and Community Services, and in consultation with other relevant 
NSW Government agencies, considers a scheme to assist young people with meeting the costs 
of volunteering activities, including the provision of free or discounted public transport
to and from volunteering commitments. 

RECOMMENDATION 6

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
NSW Family and Community Services to develop a best practice guide for organisations in 
developing volunteering opportunities for young people, in consultation with key stakeholders. 

RECOMMENDATION 7

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
NSW Industrial Relations, in consultation with key stakeholders, to develop a code of practice 
for internships and other forms of unpaid work. 

RECOMMENDATION 8

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
NSW Industrial Relations, in consultation with key stakeholders, to develop a best practice 
guide for internships and other forms of unpaid work, and promotes the guide to workplaces 
and young people. 

RECOMMENDATION 9

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People, as part of its 
Three Year Strategic Plan, conducts research into the prevalence and composition of 
internships and other forms of unpaid work in NSW and its impacts on young people. 

RECOMMENDATION 10

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
NSW Industrial Relations, in consultation with key stakeholders, to conduct a review of the 
regulations that apply to the internship broker sector, to inform the development of clear 
guidelines for the sector. 

RECOMMENDATION 11

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with 
NSW Industrial Relations, in consultation with key stakeholders, to develop an amendment to 
the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to include an exception for vocational placements. 

RECOMMENDATION 12

The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People, in 
conjunction with NSW Industrial Relations and other key stakeholders, develops a campaign 
aimed at educating young people about their rights in the workplace. 



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