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Working with Children Clearance

To work or volunteer with children in the Northern Territory, you must apply for a Working with Children Clearance (WWCC), also known as an Ochre Card.

Changes to the scheme

The NT Government is progressing changes to the Working with Children Clearance scheme to better protect children through a more effective, responsive and nationally aligned worker screening framework.

Read more about the changes.

Apply

See information for before you apply, how to apply or renew your clearance, or appeal a decision.

Before you apply

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Apply and renew

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Appeal a decision

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Online services

See some WWCC services you can do online via Territory Services.

Check the progress of a Working with Children Clearance application

Update your details on a Working with Children Clearance

Replace a lost, stolen or damaged Ochre Card

Check the validity of a Working with Children Clearance

Pay for a Working with Children Clearance

Apply for an employee exemption for a Working with Children Clearance