Relevant Legislation

We are subject to a variety of legislation related to training and assessment as well as general business practice.

 

This legislation governs our obligations as a Registered Training Organisation, our obligations to you as our clients, and relates to the industry that we are conducting training for.

 

This legislation is continually being updated and all staff are made aware of any changes.

Current legislation is available online at http://www.austlii.edu.au and

Commonwealth http://www.comlaw.gov.au

Queensland http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/OQPChome.htm

New South Wales http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Australian Capital Territory http://www.legislation.act.gov.au

South Australia http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au

Western Australia http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/options/onlinefr.htm

Tasmania http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au

Northern Territory http://dcm.nt.gov.au/strong_service_delivery/supporting_government/current_northern_territory_legislation_database

 

 

The legislation that particularly effects your participation in Vocational Education and Training includes:

Commonwealth Legislation:

• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986
• Disability Standards for Education 2005
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
• Racial Hatred Act 1995
• Racial Discrimination Act 1975
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984
• Privacy Act And National Privacy Principles (2001)
• Skilling Australia's Workforce Bill 2005
• Skilling Australia's Workforce (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005.
• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011

 

State Based Legislation

• Education and Training Reform Act 2006
• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• Copyright Act, 1879. 42 Vic No 20 (Reprinted March 1979. And updated August cover sheet only modified 2002)
• Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
• Working with Children Act 2005
• Australian National Training Authority Act 1992

 

Information on relevant information can also be found on the following websites:

• Work Health & Safety http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
• The Australian Human Rights Commission http://www.hreoc.gov.au/about/index.html
• NSW Department of Education and Communities https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/home/
• Workcover http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
• Privacy Commissioner www.gov.au

 

Legislation that which impacts upon and/ or regulates the Business Services industry, in particular WHS includes:

 

General

Commonwealth Legislation:

• Competition and Consumer Act 2010
• Copyright Act 1968
• Privacy Act 1988
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984
• Fair Work Act 2009
• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
• Small Business Fair Dismissal Code
• Privacy and confidentiality legislation
• Freedom of information legislation

 

State Legislation:

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• Codes of Practice (http://workcover.nsw.gov.au/lawpolicy/codes-of-practice/Pages/default.aspx)

Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), codes of practice are admissible in court proceedings. Courts may regard a code of practice as evidence of what is known about a hazard, risk or control, and rely on it to determine what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances. A person cannot be prosecuted for failing to comply with a code of practice.

• Standards
• • AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk
  • AS 5037:2005 Knowledge management - A guide
  • AS 4915-2002 Work Health and Safety - General conditions
  • AS 4817-2006 Project performance measurement using Earned Value
  • AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management - principles and guidelines
  • HB 327:2010 Communicating and consulting about risk (Companion to AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009)
  • AS/NZS ISO 9000:2006 - Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
  • AS ISO 10006-2003 - Quality management systems - Guidelines for quality management in projects

 

Professional Competency Standards for Work Health and Safety

AIPM’s Competency Standards have been developed to meet the requirements of the Work Health and Safety profession: http://www.aipm.com.au/AIPM/CERTIFICATION/COMPETENCY_STANDARDS/3G/P/pcspm.aspx?hkey=32ad63cc-73d1-4ba5-ae27-4a0a78ecbb86

 

Litigation and Legal Matters

Legislation

• Crimes Act 1900
• Civil Liability Act 2002
• Evidence Act 1995