School Law: Legal Issues in Dealing with LGBTIQ+ Students: Duty of Care, Discrimination and Privacy
With legal frameworks constantly changing, are you across your current duty of care requirements when dealing with LGBTIQA+ students? Join us for an informative session as you breakdown crucial legal considerations in schools, including protections offered to students under discrimination and privacy laws. With the Australian Law Reform Commission's review of religious protections, understand the implications on your school’s policies and practices. WEB246N23D
Description
Teachers attending this session earn 1 Professional Development Hour (NSW, VIC) / CPD Point (QLD, WA, SA)
Lawyers attending this session earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
Chair: Dr Steven Middleton, Associate Principal, St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar
1.00pm to 2.00pm Legal Issues in Dealing with LGBTIQ Students: Duty of Care, Discrimination and Privacy
- What is your duty of care and how far does it extend?
- What protections are LGBTIQ students afforded under the law in relation to discrimination?
- How should you handle privacy concerns?
- Recent legal developments affecting schools such as the Australian Law Reform Commission review of religious protections
- Practical tips
Presented by Adam Foster, Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers
Presenters
Dr Steven Middleton
Dr Steven Middleton is currently the Associate Principal of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar, a independent school in Melbourne’s outer south east. Over the past two decades Dr Middleton has worked in a variety of leadership roles in various independent School’s in both Sydney and Melbourne including The King’s School, Knox Grammar School and Carey Grammar. Dr Middleton has a passion for school culture, teacher and student growth and high performance in various contexts. His Doctoral Thesis from The University of Melbourne focused on leadership and character education for adolescents. Steve has written and presented extensively on issues of school culture, strategic leadership, student well-being and achievement in recent years. He is also beginning a Juris Doctor degree due to his interest in educational legal matters.
Adam Foster
A partner in the employment and safety team since 2023, Adam advises his clients on best practice workplace policies and frameworks in employment and industrial relations law. Adam helps his clients navigate the changes and issues that arise as employment and industrial relations laws change to ensure they have policies in place and are compliant from a regulatory perspective. When problems or disputes arise, Adam's clients value his calm manner and strategic approach. Adam is a 'workplace problem solver', and enjoys helping his clients find solutions to help improve workplace relationships to the benefit of the business and its employees. Adam advises on policy and contract preparation and development, unfair dismissals, terminations, workplace investigations, general protections disputes, enterprise bargaining, modern slavery compliance, underpayment reviews and disputes to clients in industries including education, health, construction, manufacturing, professional services and the not for profit sector.