Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Australian Capital Territory Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, General Keyword Social protection Registration Food security Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is organised in eight Parts and 2 Schedules. The Act regulates the discipline concerning people that engage in a regulated activity or service with a vulnerable person. Vulnerable person under the Act is either a child or a disadvantage person accessing certain services due to the disadvantage. Full text English Website www.legislation.act.gov.au