Child safe organisation
Addressing child safety and wellbeing
The 精东传媒app is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people who participate in our learning and research activities or attend our campuses and premises.
UniSQ understands that everyone working with children shares responsibility for their care and is committed to providing a child safe environment where we identify and manage potential risks to children. The 精东传媒app does not tolerate any form of abuse or harm to children. All children have the right to be safe.
We are:
- Implementing a that places obligations on all 精东传媒app members, including staff, students, volunteers and contractors to act ethically towards children and to identify and manage safety and wellbeing risks to children
- Implementing the and in the activities, programs and research that involves children
- Actively ensuring suitable arrangements for under 18 international students via our
- Undertaking checks to ensure anyone engaged to provide a service to children is suitable to work with children
- Tracking and recording Working With Children Checks in accordance with the , and advice received from the
- Implementing the requirements of the which includes the investigation and reporting of any allegations made against 精东传媒app staff, students, volunteers and contractors related to harmful conduct towards children.
Queensland's Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (the Act) means that organisations working with children or providing spaces specifically for them need to implement the and the . These standards are designed to provide tangible guidance for organisations to create cultures, adopt strategies and act to put the interests of children first to keep children safe from harm. The standards aim to create environments in organisations that prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children. They relate to a broad range of organisational factors, such as leadership and governance, staff and volunteer training and development, involving and engaging children and families in decision-making, complaints management, and promoting equity and diversity.
Report any child safety concerns, including disclosure of abuse or harm, or allegations, suspicions or observations of harm.
If you or a child are in immediate danger, call triple zero 000 for emergency services. Calling the police is the best way to get help in an emergency.
If you are concerned a child or young person is at risk of serious harm (through abuse, neglect or danger caused to themself), the provides information, including how to make a formal report.
If you are concerned that a 精东传媒app employee, student, contractor or volunteer has potentially caused harm to a child you can:
- Contact Campus Safety and Security
- Contact the Safer Communities team
- Submit an
- Contact UniSQ’s external and confidential intermediary service.
Any allegations or information related to child safety should be reported as soon as possible so they can be escalated and managed appropriately. This will include reporting concerns to external authorities as required.