It depends on the state. In Qld, parents are OK, but grandparents, aunts and uncles need the check. Go figure.

I would be a little apprehensive about it also, but Ali makes some good points about the positives of it. And I guess that if I'd just moved to a new country a few weeks ago and wasn't in a routine yet, I could see how volunteering for that kind of role might help to settle in.

Suggest that the volunteer gets checks - if the person involved has nothing to hide, there won't be any issues.