Legislative Requirements What compliance level is need By Congregations and Mission Networks

Legislative requirements for Mission Networks Congregations Faith Communities What actions are we required to take to ensure appropriate compliance with…  UCA Regulations  Synod Bylaws and Presbytery Rules  WHS matters  Copyright  Privacy

Several layers of UCA governance/legislative requirements……………. By laws….Synod Rules……Presbytery Regulations…..Assembly

Presbytery Rules and Synod By laws are located at Regulations can be purchased in hard copy from the Synod office or Mediacom or accessed electronically at

WHS.. Workplace health and safety All Congregations/Church Councils are considered to be PCBU’s under the WHS act. Have a duty to comply with the WHS Act, a duty of care for workers and other persons and are required to exercise due diligence.

Workplace health and safety A wide range of policies and general information can be found at I will talk briefly this morning in relation to  Food handling  Fire safety  Electrical safety For additional information contact Wayne Booth WHS Co-ordinator

COPYRIGHT. Copyright is an exclusive right given to an author of an original created work. It is an asset, a legal interest, protected by law. Included in the exclusive rights given to the copyright owner is the right to copy the work into any form, including in print, on screen, or on tape.

Australian Copyright Council. Christian Copyright Licensing International LicenSing Online

PRIVACY The Australian Privacy Principles replaced The National Privacy Principles in March Each body is now an autonomous entity and requires its own privacy policy and compliance with APP’s. General Privacy Information available

Privacy Contact Person Each Congregation, Mission network needs to appoint a PCP. Main areas of attention are collection, use, security, disclosure, correction and notification of personal information. Synod Privacy Officer Available for questions relating to privacy matters

Resources available from UCA Website include  Congregation Privacy Policy template (fillable PDF)  Annual Privacy Compliance Certificate (fillable PDF)  Privacy Information Brochure (fillable PDF)  Personal information Form (fillable PDF)  Prayer and Privacy Brochure

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