Now more than ever, organisations need to understand their legal obligations and have sound risk management processes in place when it comes to volunteers.

In this practical training session for volunteer-involving organisations, we’ll cover the legal basics around your safety obligations, how to manage risk and important things to note about insurance.

You’ll learn about:

Why safety is so important
The ‘duty of care’ your organisation owes its volunteers
Legal responsibility for the actions of volunteers
Work, health and safety laws
Risk management and volunteer safety
Safety and screening checks
Volunteer insurance
Top tips and additional resources to help you in the future

The session is designed for individuals who lead, manage or coordinate volunteers. It will be delivered in plain language by a qualified lawyer.

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

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