Question about minimum age for membership
In our Membership policy we have the wording
We strive to be welcoming to all who wish to contribute, and to attract a membership reflecting
Oceania's diverse open geospatial community, with regard to factors including (but not limited to)
gender, race, age, geographic region, projects, programming languages, and interests.
However we may have a requirement to organise working with children checks if we accept those under a certain age into the organisation. In Victoria, we would be exempt however in New Zealand, this may differ depending on what "training" is defined as.
I am interested in the Boards initial thoughts in this area.
Alex Leith Tue 13 Jul 2021 3:50AM
I don't have any thoughts about this, and don't know what the implications are.
Perhaps we should seek advice?
Edoardo Neerhut Wed 14 Jul 2021 5:38AM
It's a fair question, but is it a problem we need to address right now? Should we leave it open and address it if we get a number of children applying (good problem to have)?
Jonah Sullivan · Sat 10 Jul 2021 4:07AM
ACT requires a WWVP check for junior sport clubs, but I think a conference attendee or volunteer event would count as incidental contact and not require the WWVP.
The Canberra Python User Group has had minors attend meetings without issue, but it isn't a legal entity so the liability would probably go to the venue (ANU).
I have trouble imagining getting ALL volunteers registered, especially for non-ongoing or irregular contact.