Staff will be advised at induction and kept up-to-date with changes to legislation through monthly management meetings and written correspondence. Policies and procedures and associated tools and templates will be updated to reflect updates to legislation as soon as practical following advice. Any training that is required will be organised in a professional and timely manner. All staff are encouraged to view current legislation online at http://austlii.edu.au.

Examples of legislation relevant to the training business and its staff include but is not limited to:

Commonwealth legislation:
  • Copyright Act 1968 Copyright Amendment online Infringement Act 2018
  • Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988/Privacy Amendment Act 2012/Privacy Regulation 2013 Privacy Amendment Extension of External Dispute Resolution Scheme Exemption Regulations 2019
  • Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Criminal Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018
  • Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Statute Law Revision Act (No.2) 2015
  • Commonwealth Age Discrimination Act 2004 Statute Update (Regulations References Act 2020)
  • Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Social Service Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018
  • National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Act 2020
      • Standards for VET Regulators 2015 Standard for VET Regulators (Amendment) 2017
      • Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) Amendment 2019 (No. 1)

 

Queensland legislation:
  • Child Protection Act 1999 Reprint current from 31 August 2020 to date (accessed 13 October 2020 at 20:13)
  • Disability Act 2006 Reprint current from 15 September 2020 to date (accessed 13 October 2020 at 20:15)
  • Fair Trading Act 1989 Reprint current from 1 September 2019 to date (accessed 13 October 2020 at 20:16)
  • Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 Reprinted as in force on 1 July 2003 (includes commenced amendments up to 2003 Act No. 27)
  • Work Health and safety act 2011 Current

 

Training authorities/regulators:
  • National VET Regulator (NVR) National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2020
  • Department of Education Current
  • Department of Employment Current
  • Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Current
  • Council of Australian Governments Industry and Skills Council (COAGISC) Current