1. Policy statement
The Department of Education manages incidents to reduce the likelihood of occurrence; minimise the impact on students, staff and site activities; and facilitate the return of the site to normal operations as soon as possible
2. Policy rules
All employees must comply with the Incident Management Manual (staff only).
Guidance
The Incident Management Manual is available from Ikon (staff only) and a hardcopy will be provided to all Department Sites to assist schools and other sites to develop their plans.
3. Responsibility for implementation and compliance
Department of Education site managers are responsible for the implementation and management of the policy on their site.
Line managers are responsible for compliance monitoring.
4. Scope
This policy applies to all employees.
5. Definitions
Officers, including Principals, College Managers and Line Managers, who have executive responsibility for overall management and control of any Department of Education site.
6. Related documents
Australian Standard 3745: 2009 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities
AS ISO 31000: 2018 Risk Management Guidelines
Disability Discrimination Act, 1992
Emergency Management Act, 2005
Emergency Management Regulations, 2006
Industrial Relations Act, 1979
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1984
Occupational Safety & Health Regulations, 1996
Public Sector Management Act, 1994
Child Protection in Department of Education Sites
Community Use of Public School Facilities
Duty of Care for Public School Students
Occupational Safety and Health
Risk and Business Continuity Management
School Security in Public Schools
Student Behaviour in Public Schools
7. Contact information
Policy manager:
Office of the Deputy Director General, Schools
Policy contact officer:
Principal Consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General, Schools
T: 9264 5247
8. History of changes
| Effective date | Last update date | Policy version no. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2020 | 4.0 | ||
| This new policy replaces the Emergency and Critical Incident Management policy. Endorsed by the Director General on 10 November 2020 D20/0597835. | |||
| 1 December 2020 | 24 May 2024 | 4.1 | |
| Supporting resource names and hyperlinks updated. D24/0367129 | |||
9. More information
Supporting content
No supporting content found.
This policy:
Incident Management on Department of Education Sites Policy v4.1
Policy and all supporting documents:
Incident Management on Department of Education Sites Policy Bundle
Policy review date
1 December 2023