The Tasmanian Government believes that the contribution of volunteers is crucial to the development and strengthening of our communities.

The following guidelines have been developed following extensive consultation with Tasmanian Government agencies as part of the partnership agreement between the Tasmanian Government and Volunteering Tasmania and are intended to improve the management of volunteer activity in the public sector.

The guidelines reflect the principles of the National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not-for-Profit Organisations published by Volunteering Australia and are intended to assist Tasmanian Government agencies that operate volunteer programs to manage their relationship with volunteers and to deliver volunteer services.

For this reason, the guidelines establish broad principles and suggested approaches to volunteer management in the public sector, while allowing the flexibility to accommodate varied agency operational requirements. In addition, some agencies have in place or are developing more detailed, best practice volunteer management guidelines for their operations.

 Guidelines for State Agency Management of Volunteer Activity - June 2008(PDF, 248 KB)

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