School Law: Managing Your Child Protection and Whistleblowing Risks
Issues covered include: child protection risks, whistleblowing risks
Description
With 1 year passed since new laws were enacted in South Australia in relation to a child protection obligations and 6 months since the new whistleblowing legislation came into force, examine how your school should be working to ensure compliance with both new regimes.
For Lawyers
Attend and earn 2 CPD points in Substantive Law
For Teachers
Attend and earn 2 PD points
Attending this conference will contribute 2 hours of Professional Learning addressing the standards as listed from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher registration in South Australia.
4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
7: Engage professionally with colleagues
This program is based on SA legislation
Chair: Dr John H. Newton, Principal, Scotch College Adelaide
12.00 to 1.00pm: Managing Child Protection Risks in Your School
- Source of child safe risk management obligations
- Design of a Child Safe Risk Framework
- Child safe risk hierarchy
- Examples of common child safe risks and controls
- Child safe risk management reporting
Presented by Denise Rieniets, Denise M Rieniets & Associates
1.00pm to 2.00pm: Whistleblower: Your Risk Backstop
Is your school ready to support whistleblowers? Whether or not your school is one whose policy must comply with the requirements set out in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019, you will learn about:
- The main changes to the law
- How to implement a workplace policy and what it should include
- Practical tips for training staff on whistleblower protections
- What to do if a disclosure is made, including conducting an investigation, employer obligations on reporting the misconduct, how to deal with the whistleblower and victimisation
Presented by Erin McCarthy, Partner, Piper Alderman
Testimonials
Very good and comprehensive.
Worthwhile attending. Good take home materials.