Business Principles

About the Principles

The Child Safeguarding Business Principles are developed by On Us: Australian Business Coalition for Safeguarding Children, a coalition set up to secure business community commitment to safeguarding children and young people. 

The Child Safeguarding Business Principles are designed for Australian businesses that may or may not come into contact with children and young people but are not legally obligated to follow child safe standards/principles set for organisations that primarily work with children. The Child Safeguarding Business Principles guide businesses in recognising and managing their potential or actual risks on children’s safety and wellbeing.

Definition of child safeguarding

Safeguarding children refers to the process of protecting children and young people from harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to promote their well-being, safety, and development

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Use our self-assessment tool to understand if your business is at risk of enabling harm to children and young people. Designed for businesses of all sizes and industries, this tool helps you identify and reduce risks to children’s safety across your operations, guided by the Child Safeguarding Business Principles.

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acknowledgement of country and abuse victims
The On Us: Australian Business Coalition for Safeguarding Children acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters across Australia in which we share. We honour and pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge the many thousands of years in which First Nations’ peoples have raised their children to be safe and strong. We also acknowledge the spirit and courage of victims and survivors of childhood abuse, exploitation and violence. Their efforts over many years have inspired our commitment to make changes at every level to better protect the children of today.