# data[].attributes.headline
Legal & ethical Compliance with Megan Newcoomb

# data[].attributes.subject
Legal & ethical Compliance with Megan Newcoomb

# data[].attributes.body
Fauzia Here!
I understand that Australian law dictates justice fairness equal rights for all. Anyone or any service or practice found in breach of the law faces consequences and repercussions.

# data[].attributes.body
This is a very new topic to me. The only thing I know from my own work place experience is about Confidentiality Agreement and Privacy.
Confidentiality agreement

# data[].attributes.body
dilip
Hi to all
child court

# data[].attributes.body
hi all

# data[].attributes.body
Shivan

It's all new to me

The Freedom of Information Act 1982

# data[].attributes.body
i actually dont know anything about it at all

# data[].attributes.body
Pam here
The privacy act limits what information anyone can receive, the client needs to provide approval for the release of any information about their case/ situation. Even if it is family or friends of the person.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Standards Australia Limited (ABN 85 087 326 690) is the peak non-government standards development body in Australia. References to "Standards Australia", "we", "us" and "our" in this Privacy Policy refer to Standards Australia Limited.

Standards Australia is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles ( APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ( Privacy Act). The APPs are designed to protect the confidentiality of information and the privacy of individuals by regulating the way personal information is collected, used, disclosed and managed. Personal information is, generally speaking, information or an opinion relating to an identified, or reasonably identifiable, individual.

This policy explains the types of personal information that we may collect and hold, how that information is used and with whom the information is shared. It also sets out how you can contact us if you have any queries or concerns about this information.

Why do we collect personal information?

We collect personal information about our Members, Councillors, stakeholders, nominating organisations and committee members who are involved in standards development, as well as customers, suppliers, contractors, job applicants and other contacts to understand and meet their needs, to conduct our activities and meet legal obligations.

What personal information do we collect?

The types of personal information we may collect include contact information (such as your name, address, email address, fax and telephone number), passport details (if you are a delegate participating in overseas forums), information about your employer or the organisation that nominated you (if you are a committee member), your newsletter preferences, your committee affiliations, comments you submit by way of Public Comment and any feedback that you provide to us about our products and services, our website, or other matters.

Sometimes our activities require us to collect sensitive information. For more details, see the section 'Sensitive information is subject to greater restrictions', below.

What other information do we collect?

Personal information may be collected by way of forms filled out by individuals (including via online forms), surveys, emails, telephone conversations, online user-generated content and market research, face-to-face meetings and interviews. Where necessary and with your consent, we supplement the information we receive from you with information from third party sources, such as your employer or nominating organisation (if you are a committee member).

You may in some circumstances have the option of not identifying yourself or using a pseudonym when you deal with us. However, if you choose not to provide the information we need to fulfill your request for a specific product or service or to participate in standards development activities we may not be able to provide you with the requested product or service or we may not be able to allow you to participate in our activities.

Standards Australia also collects statistical information about visitors to our website using web analytics and session recording technology provided by third party service providers such as Google Analytics and Hotjar. These services use Cookies to assist us in understanding how visitors access and utilise our site. Generally this information cannot be used to identify particular individuals. However, in some circumstances it may include a visitor's internet protocol (IP) address, which could be linked to an individual.

In addition, Standards Australia uses the Google AMP Client ID API to consolidate information on each unique visitor to their many interactions with our site. This consolidated information provides a more accurate picture of visitor journeys and use of our services and website. The Google AMP Client ID API assigns a unique randomly generated identifier to each visitor and uses this identifier to link all activity associated with that particular visitor. The unique identifier, web analytics data and Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information such as your name or email address and therefore cannot be used to identify you.

You can find out more information on how we use Cookies on our sites or apps at https://www.standards.org.au/home/website-terms-and-conditions.

You can find out more information on how Google uses data when you use Standards Australia's sites or apps at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

You can find out more information on how Hotjar uses data when you use Standards Australia's sites at https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy. You can opt-out from having your information recorded by Hotjar by visiting Hotjar's opt-out page and clicking "Disable Hotjar" or enabling a Do Not Track (DNT) in your browser.

How might Standards Australia use and disclose your personal information?

Standards Australia may use and disclose your personal information for the primary purpose of collection, or for reasonably expected secondary purposes which are related to the primary purpose, or for purposes to which you have consented, and in other circumstances authorised by the Privacy Act.
Generally, Standards Australia may use and disclose your personal information for a range of purposes, including to:

provide you with our products or services that you have requested;

respond to your queries or feedback;

analyse and improve all aspects of our business including, but not limited to, our standards development processes, our business systems, processes, outcomes, communication, website, engagement and performance;

facilitate your participation in standards development in various capacities, including as a committee member or submitting a comment by way of Public Comment;

enable us and our Councillors and Members to comply with Standard Australia's functions and requirements;

enable our standards development work in general, such as evaluating stakeholder proposals, contacting nominating organisations, sending delegates overseas, accrediting standards development bodies and publishing information about some or all committee work to enhance transparency and thus public confidence in our processes;

provide you with any communications or publications in which we think you might be interested, or which you have requested;

let you know about developments in our procedures, products, services, activities and programs that might be useful to you;

facilitate your participation in forums, social events and educational events;

consider and manage funding applications for delegates to international and interstate committee meetings; and

consider employment applications.

Disclosure of personal information to other parties

Standards Australia may disclose your personal information to third parties such as our members, our professional advisers, our external service providers that provide services to us (such as training, website hosting or cloud storage, distribution of newsletters, standards and other publications developed by Standards Australia, and market research), other standards development organisations, your employer or nominating organisation, government, statutory or regulatory bodies and other committee members. We may disclose your personal information for the purposes set out above.

We may disclose to the public information concerning the operation of our technical committees, including information about the members of those committees on a trial or other basis where we consider that it is appropriate to do so having regard to our public interest objectives and subject to their consent.

We may also disclose your personal information if it is required or authorised by law, where disclosure is necessary to prevent a threat to life, health or safety, or where we are otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act.

We do not sell or license your personal information to third parties.

Sensitive information is subject to greater restrictions

Some of the information we collect may be 'sensitive information', including information or an opinion about an individual's health, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, membership of a professional or trade association or membership of a trade union that is also personal information, among other things.

Standards Australia may use and disclose your sensitive information for the primary purpose of collection, or for reasonably expected secondary purposes which are directly related to the primary purpose, or for purposes to which you have consented and in other circumstances authorised by the Privacy Act (eg where required or authorised by law to be disclosed, or where disclosure is necessary to prevent a threat to life, health or safety).

Personal information may be included in documents that are identified as Committee-in-Confidence such as:

opinions expressed in committee meetings and recorded in the meeting minutes; and

comments submitted as part of the standards development process where committee members can be identified.

Documents labelled as Committee-in-Confidence may be circulated within the committee or to the responsible parent committee.

Security and management of personal information

Standards Australia will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. The ways we do this include:

limiting physical access to our premises;

limiting access to the information we collect about you (for instance, only those of our personnel who need your information to carry out our business activities are allowed access and committee members only have access to the contact details of members of their own committee and not other committees);

requiring any third party providers to have acceptable security measures to keep personal information secure; and

putting in place physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in line with industry standards.

If we no longer require your personal information and are not legally required to retain it, Standards Australia will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify the personal information.

Links from our website to other websites

Our website may contain links to third party websites. We do not operate these websites and therefore are not responsible for the collection or handling of personal information by the operators of these websites.

Accessing the information we hold about you

Under the APPs, you may be able to obtain a copy of the personal information that we hold about you. The APPs provide some exceptions to your rights in this regard. To make a request to access this information, please contact us in writing. We will require you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. We may charge a fee to cover the cost of verifying the application and locating, retrieving, reviewing and copying any material requested.

Updating your personal information

We endeavour to ensure that the personal information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Please contact Standards Australia at the contact address set out below if you believe that the information we hold about you requires correction or is out-of-date.

Sending information overseas

Personal information is sent overseas in limited circumstances, including to:

Standards New Zealand which has access to committee members' personal information for the purpose of developing joint Australian/New Zealand Standards;

committee members who reside in New Zealand, who will be provided with the contact details of other members of their committee and comments received from members of public during Public Comment, to enable their participation in standards development; and

external service providers that assist our organisation such as with internal operations (including training, website hosting or cloud storage), market research and the distribution of our newsletters, standards and other publications by Standards Australia.

Standards Australia will not send your personal information to a recipient outside Australia without obtaining your consent or otherwise complying with the APPs.
The countries in which recipients are likely to be located include New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium and the United States.

International Organization for Standardization, International Electrotechnical Commission and European Committee for Standardization

Standards Australia is a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and a Companion Standardization Body with The European Committee for Standardization ( CEN). If you are involved in international standardisation activities (including as a delegate to any ISO, IEC or CEN committee) then Standards Australia may also use and disclose to ISO, IEC and CEN your personal information (including a name, company information, email address, physical address, telephone number, role and stakeholder category) for the purposes of the development of standards and related activities.

ISO, IEC and CEN may disclose your personal information to other countries such as those listed at:

or here (being the full list of countries with an ISO member representative);

or (being the full list of countries with an IEC member representative);

Countries within and outside the European Union and European Economic Area where CEN members are located.

If your personal information is sent to ISO and you have any questions or concerns, you can also contact the ISO Data Protection Officer at the following email address: DataProtectionOfficer@iso.org.

If your personal information is sent to IEC and you have any questions or concerns, you can also contact the IEC Data Protection Officer at the following email address: info@iec.ch.

If your personal information is sent to CEN and you have any questions or concerns, you can contact CEN at the following email address: DataPrivacy@cencenelec.eu.

Updates to this Policy

This Privacy Policy will be reviewed from time to time to take account of new laws and technology, changes to our operations and practices and the changing business environment. The current version of this Privacy Policy is available at: www.standards.org.au.

Complaints

If you are concerned that we have not complied with your legal rights or applicable privacy laws, you may bring a complaint internally through our complaints process or you may decide to make a formal complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (www.oaic.gov.au) (which is the regulator responsible for privacy in Australia).
We will deal with complaints as follows:
Step 1: let us know

If you would like to make a complaint, you should let us know by contacting our Privacy Officer (see below for contact details).
Step 2: investigation of complaint

Your complaint will be investigated by our Privacy Officer.

A response to your complaint will be provided in writing within a reasonable period.

Step 3: contact OAIC

We expect our procedures will deal fairly and promptly with your complaint. However, if you remain dissatisfied, you can also contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner as follows:

Contact us

Any complaints or correspondence in relation to this Privacy Policy should be sent to our Privacy Officer at:

Standards Australia Limited
GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Attention: The Privacy Officer
Email:privacy.officer@standards.org.au

We will endeavour to respond to all complaints and correspondence promptly.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Standards Australia Limited (ABN 85 087 326 690) is the peak non-government standards development body in Australia. References to "Standards Australia", "we", "us" and "our" in this Privacy Policy refer to Standards Australia Limited. Standards Australia is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles ( APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ( Privacy Act).

# data[].attributes.body
The ethical side can be a bit a little tricky. A lot of grey area. I've also found through personal experience that the legal system is not as easily accessible as we hope to think it is. A lot of red tape and money.

# data[].attributes.body
Child protection legislation by jurisdiction - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (aihw.gov.au)

# data[].attributes.headline
This is a completely new industry for me so I only have a basic idea of what to legally expect, like a clients right to confidentiality and an obligation to report abuse of a minor.

# data[].attributes.subject
This is a completely new industry for me so I only have a basic idea of what to legally expect, like a clients right to confidentiality and an obligation to report abuse of a minor.

# data[].attributes.body
Beatriz

# data[].attributes.body
Privacy and confidentiality of clients.
Thankyou for sharing Dilip

# data[].attributes.body
https://aspire-solidus-production.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/assets/CXLEG003/samples/CXLEG003.pdf
bel

# data[].attributes.body
Employers have a legal obligation to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their employees.
-Melissa

# data[].attributes.body
There are two main sources of law in Australia, case law or common law, based on the decisions of judges in the superior courts, and legislation, the law made by Parliament.

# data[].attributes.body
If a client is at risk of hurting themselves or others, the worker must report it to their supervisor. If you have a reasonable suspicion that abuse or neglect has occurred to a child, you must report it to Child protection
-Melissa

https://providers.dhhs.vic.gov.au/mandatory-reporting

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The primary source for Victorian legislation. Find Bills considered by Parliament, Acts of Parliament and statutory rules.

# data[].attributes.body
Duty of Care, in short, is the moral/legal obligation to avoid and prevent any harm, injury, or loss.

Breach of Duty results in Negligence; failure to ensure appropriate or reasonable care to avoid causing injury/harm/loss to another person.

For more information: https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/6c4d23ae-2b76-3ddd-bb36-bb1f7d87f3e8_03-102a.pdf
Rachel

# data[].attributes.body
duty of care is a moral or legal obligation to ensue the safety or wellbeing of others.

# data[].attributes.body
Mediator law is a part of it.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
[ mee-dee-ey-ter ] SHOW IPA

/ ˈmi diˌeɪ tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING

noun

a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON PARENTHESES AND BRACKETS APLENTY!

Set some time apart to test your bracket symbol knowledge, and see if you can keep your parentheses, squares, curlies, and angles all straight!

Let's start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word "bracket"?

Origin of mediator

1250-1300; <Late Latin (see mediate, -tor); replacing Middle English mediatour<Anglo-French <Late Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM mediator

me·di·a·tor·ship, noun un·der·me·di·a·tor, noun

Words nearby mediator

mediate auscultation, mediate percussion, mediation, mediative, mediatize, mediator, mediatorial, mediatory, mediatrix, Medibank, medic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

VOCAB BUILDER

A mediator is a person who mediates-helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups by acting as an intermediary or go-between for those parties.

The act or process of mediating is called mediation. Mediation always involves a mediator acting as an impartial third party to guide the communication between the conflicting parties.

Sometimes, mediation happens in an informal way. You might act as a mediator for two friends by mediating their argument. But the word is perhaps most commonly used in more specific ways in formal situations, such as when a mediator mediates a labor dispute between a company and its striking employees or when a mediator mediates a divorce for two spouses.

When mediation occurs in an official or legal context, such as when it has been ordered by a judge, it is often called arbitration and is performed by an arbitrator. Arbitration usually involves a decision that the parties are bound by. Mediation is typically less formal and usually involves suggestions for settling differences, as opposed to binding decisions.

Example: I know you two have your differences, so I'd like to act as a mediator while you talk it out and try to come to an understanding.

The first records of the word mediator come from the 1200s. It comes from the Latin verb mediāre, meaning "to be in the middle" or "to intercede." The words intermediary and medium are related. The suffix -tor is used to indicate a person who performs a certain action-in this case, the action of mediating.

Being a mediator involves interceding in the middle of a conflict. A mediator is not there to take sides but instead to help promote agreement or reconciliation. In other words, the point of being a mediator is to help find common ground so that there is no longer a need to mediate. Successful mediation often involves compromise.

What are some other forms related to mediator? What are some synonyms for mediator? What are some words that share a root or word element with mediator? What are some words that often get used in discussing mediator?

The word mediator can be used in both formal and informal contexts, but it always involves someone acting to help two parties who are in conflict.

Today I basically had to be a mediator between two people who weren't communicating. One step closer to my dream of becoming Kara Danvers.

- Valerie Anne's Ghost 👻 (@PunkyStarshine) January 26, 2016

Lebanon parliament speaker Berri: Lebanon & Israel asked US to act as mediator to demarcate borders; once agreement reached it will be signed by Lebanon, Israel &UNIFIL;agreement stipulates US will exert efforts for a positive atmosphere for talks to succeed as fast as possible

- Zeina Khodr (@ZeinakhodrAljaz) October 1, 2020

Federal mediator to help resolve West Coast port contract dispute http://t.co/VtG22Rmz90

- L.A. Times Biz News (@latimesbiz) January 7, 2015

Which of the following words is a synonym of mediator?
A. intermediary
B. go-between
C. arbitrator
D. all of the above

Words related to mediator

go-between, advocate, arbitrator, broker, judge, negotiator, referee, arbiter, peacemaker, intermediary, troubleshooter, intermediator, medium, umpire, moderator, ref, conciliator, fixer, interceder, interagent

Example sentences from the Web for mediator

SEE MORE EXAMPLES SEE FEWER EXAMPLES

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
mee-dee-ey-ter ] SHOW IPA / ˈmi diˌeɪ tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance. QUIZ YOURSELF ON PARENTHESES AND BRACKETS APLENTY! Set some time apart to test your bracket symbol knowledge, and see if you can keep your parentheses, squares, curlies, and angles all straight!

# data[].attributes.body
Privacy Act

Akhlas

# data[].attributes.body
the legal obligation of an employee to report anyone who may be at risk. Bel