Professional Standards Adoption Act 2016 as at 4 September 2024

Parish Governance Act 2015 (Melb)

Appointments Act 1971 (Melb)

Melbourne Anglican Diocesan Corporation Act 2015

Episcopal Standards Act 2015

as adopted by the Diocese of Melbourne

Episcopal Standards (Child Protection) Canon 2017

Episcopal Standards (Child Protection) Canon 2017 (Consolidated)

Holy Orders (Removal from Exercise of Ministry) Canon 2017

Safe Ministry to Children Canon 2017

Canon Concerning Confessions 2017

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Professional Standards Act 2009 as amended (Melb) (commenced August 2010, amended 2012, repealed 1 July 2017)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Professional Standards Uniform Regulations 2017 (Melb) superceded Jan 2020

Professional Standards Uniform Regs 2017 – amended April 2024

Episcopal Standards Regulations 2015 (Melb)

Consent to formal process

Application for clearance for participation.

Reference to the Professional Standards Board

Application for a review of a decision of the Professional Standards Board

Clearance for Ministry Protocol Melbourne

Clearance for Service Protocol Melbourne 

Uniform Act Persons of Concern Protocol (Melb)

Uniform Act Principal Protocol 2024 (Melb)

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Code of Good Practice for Clergy (adopted by the Diocese in 2010, repealed 2017)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

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

Fact Sheet People Responding to a Complaint

FAQs People Responding to a Complaint

Application form

Terms of Reference of the Kooyoora Independent Redress Scheme 2019 as adopted by the Diocese of Melbourne with effect from 1 March 2019

Terms of Reference of the Melbourne Anglican Interim Redress Scheme (2017 to 2019)

Summary of Melbourne Anglican Interim Redress SchemeItem description

Persons of Concern Policy of General Synod

Guidelines for Implementation of Persons of Concern Policy

Holy Communion Canon 2001

Template for a Safety Agreement in a Parish

Template for a Safety Agreement in the Cathedral

Gallagher v McClintock [2014] QCA 224

Victorian Child Safe Standards

CCYP Implementation Plan and Action Plan Tool (Word)

CCYP Implementation Plan and Action Plan Tool (PDF)

Child Safe Policy – Diocese of Melbourne

Statement of Commitment to the Code of Conduct for Child Safety

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 Act 1958

Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2016

Criminal Procedure Act 2009

Working with Children Act 2005

Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2018

Children Legislation Amendment (Reportable Conduct) Act 2017

Wrongs Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2016