State, Territory and Commonwealth legislation

Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth)

Disability Discrimination Act (1992) (Cth)

Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)

The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic)

Victorian Health Records Act 2001  

Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic)

Poison legislation and administration of medication policies

The Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration – Poisons Standard (June 2021)

Victoria State Government, Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 and Regulations 2017

Victorian Department of Education – Medication Policy

Diabetes/health care policies and reasonable adjustments

Education and Training Diabetes Policy (June 2020)

Victorian Department of Education – Diabetes Policy

Students with a Disability Policy (May 2021)  

Education and Training – Health Care Needs Policy (April 2021)

Victorian Department of Education – Mobile Phones – Student Use (Health and Wellbeing-Related Exceptions)

Reasonable Adjustments (10 Oct 2019)

Ethical and professional duties of care

Victorian Department of Education – Duty of Care Policy

 

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Last updated: 14th June 2021