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Recorded Webinar: Mandatory Reporting and Investigation in NFPs and Charities: The Process from Go to Woe

Reportable conduct legislation has imposed a regime of organisational and individual liability for preventing, responding to and reporting child abuse allegations. This session provides and in-depth guide to the processes under the scheme, and how organisations dealing with child

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Reportable conduct legislation has imposed a regime of organisational and individual liability for preventing, responding to and reporting child abuse allegations. This session provides and in-depth guide to the processes under the scheme, and how organisations dealing with children need to position themselves to meet the strict requirements of running an investigation. Topics covered will include:

  • Who does mandatory reporting apply to?
  • Training staff to spot abuse and manage claims
  • Policy and procedure development
  • What to do if your organisation receives an allegation of abuse?
  • When to call in the police and other authorities?
  • Investigation processes including:
  • investigation responsibilities
  • scope and terms of reference
  • investigator appointment
  • interview protocols
  • interviewing children
  • procedural fairness and natural justice
  • findings and recommendations
  • Reporting and communications
  • Managing stakeholders and reputational fallout.

Presented By

Luke Geary
Partner, Mills Oakley Brisbane, QLD

Luke is a Partner in the Mills Oakley NFPs, Human Rights & Social Impact team in Brisbane and has extensive experience in the Not-For-Profit sector. Luke was a Partner at Mills Oakley in Sydney until late 2009, when he left the firm to found Salvos Legal and Salvos Legal Humanitarian. At Salvos Legal Luke headed up the Corporate & Commercial litigation practice, together with being the firm’s Managing Partner. Luke returned to Mills Oakley as a Partner in November 2017. Whilst now based in Mills Oakley’s Brisbane office, Luke’s practice involves cases predominantly in NSW, QLD & VIC Courts and as such, Luke travels to and has professional staff in our offices in all 3 States.

Luke has a particular expertise assisting institutions in responding to claims of child sexual abuse under a restorative justice framework and in accordance with best practice principles identified by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Luke also has expertise in assisting institutions in the disability sector in ensuring their operations are in line with the developing findings of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, for the safety and promotion of inclusion for people with disability.

Luke regularly acts for federal and state government agencies, ASX200 listed companies, impact financiers, non-profits and religious institutions nationally. Luke also regularly advises Australia’s largest social sector organisations on safeguarding and investigations matters, to ensure good risk management and compliance within those entities and the stakeholders they support.

The large majority of Luke’s Chambers and Partners recognised practice involves litigated claims, both defending and prosecuting, concerning intentional torts giving rise to complex physical and psychiatric injuries.

Luke was named one of Australia’s Best Lawyers for Non-Profit/Charities Law in the 2023/2024 Best Lawyers list for the eighth consecutive year, including in both 2020 and 2023 being named as Australia’s Non-Profit/Charities ‘Lawyer of the Year’. In 2017, Luke was admitted to the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service. Additionally, Luke was recognised as one of the 10 Most Innovative Lawyers in the Financial Times Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2016 awards. He was included in Pro Bono Australia’s ‘Impact 25’ most influential people in the Australian social sector in 2015. In 2013, Luke was awarded Managing Partner of the Year in the Australian Law Awards, he was Australia’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 2012 and in 2010 he received an Anzac of the Year award for service to the legal profession and the community.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for executives working for not for profits and charities – Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Lisa Tran on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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