Law for School Business and Finance Managers
Make no mistake, managing a school is a financially and legally complex undertaking. If you are responsible for the business and financial management of your school then this conference is just what you need to avoid the risks that come from an incomplete understanding of the law. Ensure your school complies with employment and WHS requirements. Navigate key privacy laws, protect your school’s IP, avoid risks in managing tax issues, debt, and hiring out school facilities. All in one day, all in one place.
Description
Attend and earn 5 CPD units in Substantive Law
Session 1
Managing School Business - Your Legal Obligations
Chair: Stephen Rosier, Business Manager, Trinity College; President, Association of School Business Administrators (SA & NT)
9.00am to 9.45am: New and Emerging Risks in School
- Role and responsibilities of the board and management for risk
- International standard on risk ISO31000:2018
- Risk management frameworks: What they are and how do they work?
- Performing the risk assessment, including use of voting technology
- New and emerging risks for schools
- Risk examples/case studies
- Change in social norms: sexual orientation and gender identity
- Competition risk
- Poor teaching and learning outcomes impacted by pedagogy
- Changing the culture and building ownership for Risk
Presented by David Powell, Managing Director, Powell & Co Pty Ltd
9.45am to 10.30am: Privacy and Data Breach
- Privacy and duty of care: balancing competing obligations
- Unique privacy issues for schools
- Key tips for a compliant privacy policy and data breach response plan
- Data breaches in schools: legal obligations and case studies
Presented by Belinda Alcock, Associate, MinterEllison
10.30am to 11.15am: Performance Management of Staff in Non-Teaching Roles
- Identifying performance issues
- Conducting a fair process for managing performance issues
- When and how to terminate poor performers
- Lessons from recent cases
Presented by Erin McCarthy, Partner, Piper Alderman
11.15am to 11.30am Morning Tea
11.30am to 12.15pm: Protecting Your Brand and Your Assets: Intellectual Property Concerns For Schools
- What a school can and can’t protect: an overview
- How to protect it: copyright, confidential information and know-how, domain names, registered and unregistered trade marks
- How to bring stakeholders into the fold: licensing existing support groups and clubs
- Brand management on a practical level
- School employees and rights around confidential information, know-how, and development of new materials
Presented by Peter Campbell, Partner, HWL Ebsworth
12.15pm to 1.00pm: Your Action Plan When WorkSafe Comes Knocking
- The increasing focus on schools from safety regulators
- The safety regulator’s powers during an investigation
- School and staff obligations during an investigation
- Potential consequences for a school, its leadership and staff following that investigation
- What you can do to protect your school, you and your staff during the process
Presented by Luke Holland, Partner, Sparke Helmore
1.00pm to 1.45pm Lunch
Session 2
Tax and Financial Management: A School’s Legal Obligations
Chair: James Neate, Partner, Lynch Meyer
1.45pm to 2.40pm: Tax Perspective: Fundraising, Building Funds, School Foundations & DGR Endorsed Funds
- Overview of tax endorsements and concessions generally available to schools
- Options for establishing a school foundation
- Establishing and maintaining a scholarship fund, library fund or a school building fund
- Complying with ATO and ACNC requirements
Presented by Will Fennell, Partner, Piper Alderman
2.40pm to 3.35pm: Keeping the Plates Spinning to a Tune of Legislation, Sustainability, Governance and Risk
- Thinking outside the school
- Dissecting school business activities
- Risk mitigation and reducing the impact of legislation
- Credible reporting of school financials
- Increasing cashflow, reducing debtors and wowing parents
Presented by Kenton Newall, Business Relationship Manager, Coles School Experts
INTERACTIVE Q&A: Implementing Effective Strategies to Manage Fees and Debtors
Typical questions covered in this session include:
- How does the enrolment process impact debtors?
- What terms need to be included in fee policies?
- What is the best approach to family separation and fee liability?
- When should a school use a debt collection agency?
- How to negotiate fair outcomes and seek security?
Panellists:
James Neate, Partner, Lynch Meyer
Kenton Newall, Business Relationship Manager, Coles School Experts
3.35pm to 4.50pm Afternoon Tea
3.50pm to 4.30pm: Legal Issues Associated with Hiring Out School Facilities
- Getting the contract right
- Your liabilities in negligence
- What to do about damages
- Understanding how to deal with your insurances
- Having a full understanding of the potential risks
Presented by Paul Doecke, Senior Associate, MinterEllison
Venue
Stamford Plaza Adelaide Hotel
Level 2, 150 North Terrace
Adelaide 5000
SA
Australia