Office of Professional Standards
Resources
Useful Links
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Professional Standards Amendment Act 2019
Explanatory Memorandum to the Bill, October 2019
Professional Standards Uniform Act 2016 – 2019 ( as amended October 2017)
Professional Standards Amendment Act 2017
Explanatory Memorandum to the Bill, October 2017
Professional Standards Uniform Act 2016 (as first passed, October 2016)
Professional Standards Uniform Act Adoption Act 2016
Explanatory memorandum to the Bill October 2016
Second Reading Speech to Synod October 2016
Professional Standards Act 2009 as amended (Melb) (commenced August 2010, amended 2012, repealed 1 July 2017)
Professional Standards Act 2009 (Melb) October 2009
Explanatory memorandum to the Bill, October 2009
Professional Standards Uniform Regulations 2017 (Melb) superceded Jan 2020
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Clearance for Ministry Protocol Melbourne
Clearance for Service Protocol Melbourne
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Faithfulness in Service Code of Conduct (as at 2006, adopted by the Diocese in 2010)
Faithfulness in Service Code of Conduct (updated as at November 2011, adopted by the Diocese in May 2016)
Faithfulness in Service (amended Nov 2016, modified April 2017)
Faithfulness in Service (amended June 2022)
Code of Good Practice for Clergy (adopted by the Diocese in 2010, repealed 2017)
Code of Conduct for Child Safety (adopted 23 March 2018)
Code of Conduct for Child Safety and Wellbeing Version 3, updated April 2023
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Fact sheet National Police Check for clearance for service
Fact sheet National Police Check for clergy and lay ministers
Fact sheet Obtaining a Working with Children Card
Fact sheet People Thinking About Making a Complaint
FAQs for People Thinking About Making a Complaint Melbourne
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Persons of Concern Policy of General Synod
Guidelines for Implementation of Persons of Concern Policy
Template for a Safety Agreement in a Parish
Template for a Safety Agreement in the Cathedral
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Victorian Child Safe Standards
CCYP Implementation Plan and Action Plan Tool (Word)
CCYP Implementation Plan and Action Plan Tool (PDF)
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Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005
Child Wellbeing and Safety Amendment (Child Safe Standards) Act 2015
Child Wellbeing and Safety Amendment (Oversight and Enforcement of Child Safe Standards) Act 2016
Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2016
Working with Children Act 2005
Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2018
Children Legislation Amendment (Reportable Conduct) Act 2017