Michelle Rowland says ‘consistency’ across jurisdictions will ensure workers banned in one state or territory are ‘banned in all’, but rules out national scheme

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All states and territories have agreed to introduce reforms by the end of the year to close a “loophole” which allowed potential child abusers to work across jurisdictions, the federal attorney general has announced.

Following a meeting of state and territory attorneys general on Friday, Michelle Rowland announced the “long-overdue reform” to create a system that ensured those working with children who were “banned in one” jurisdiction were “banned in all”.

Source: Guardian - World News