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18 February 2020
Top 10 tips for an effective Code of Conduct
The recent public and controversial case of Australian Rugby player Israel Folau has raised questions about the rights of freedom of religion and freedom of expression in the context of employment and Employer Codes of Conduct.
Folau faced disciplinary action for breaches of the player Code of Conduct over controversial religious social media posts, and was ultimately terminated by Rugby Australia.
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- Workplace Relations
18 February 2020
“This is off the record, right?” The perils of providing an employee reference
When an employee wants to move on and you’re asked to provide a reference, it’s not always easy to work out how honest you should be. You may be able to provide a glowing reference for a star performer with a clean record, but what should you say about a poor performer or an employee accused of misconduct?
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- Workplace Relations
13 February 2020
How to run an internal privacy investigation
If you suspect a data or privacy breach, you need to act quickly to stem that damage and respond to affected parties.
Many organisations also grapple with the question of whether they need to report any privacy or data breach to the regulator.
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- Privacy
13 February 2020
Safeguarding against the Coronavirus: Employer and education obligations explained
The outbreak of the Coronavirus has presented significant challenges for employers, schools and universities balancing their duty of care with their occupational health and safety and anti-discrimination obligations.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, requests for individuals who have recently visited China (and in some cases, any country where there has been cases of coronavirus) to remain home for 14 days, has led to an increase in complaints of racism and discrimination.
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- Education & Early Childhood
- Workplace Relations
31 January 2020
So you want to start a charity? Part one: Before you start
Is the start of the new decade pushing you to pursue a social cause? Worried about the bushfires and want to do something to help? Noticed that your local community is missing key services? You might be considering starting a charity. That’s fantastic – here’s some things to consider before you get the ball rolling.
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- Not-For-Profit
29 January 2020
Lessons for Charities following complications with Celeste Barber’s bushfire fundraiser
The unfortunate complications encountered by Celeste Barber’s Bushfire Fundraiser are an example of good intentions colliding with the legal concept of charitable purpose. Here are two lessons that all charities can learn from the saga.
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- Not-For-Profit
28 January 2020
Education and Training Reform Regulations now passed!
The Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017 have now passed as amended with effect from 20 January 2020. Schools which operate an early learning centre now have capacity to operate their ELCs without automatically breaching the not-for-profit regulations.
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- Education & Early Childhood
22 January 2020
Schools’ Legal Obligations Regarding Bushfires
All registered schools must have a Bushfire Preparedness Plan which complies with the minimum standards. The VRQA prompted schools to review these last October. We recommend they be reviewed now in light of the devastating bushfires.
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- Education & Early Childhood
16 January 2020
Child Safety lessons from the Reportable Conduct Scheme’s report
The Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) has released data from the Reportable Conduct Scheme’s (the Scheme) second year of operation in 2018/19. The data has provided a helpful insight into the mandatory reports made under the Scheme and provides lessons to organisations on priorities moving forward.
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- Child Protection / Safety
13 January 2020
The NDIS Quality & Safeguards Framework: how can service providers align with the new requirements?
The new Quality & Safeguards framework has been introduced to provide a nationally consistent approach that empowers and supports NDIS participants to exercise choice and control whilst also ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place and that service providers and their staff are delivering high quality supports to participants.
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- Disability

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