5. Legislative Requirements

ITAGC complies with all Legislative requirements of State and Federal Government, including OH&S, Workplace Relations, Anti Discrimination and Equal Opportunity, National Information Privacy, VETE ACT 2000 and 2005 Amendment Act, specific industry legislative and regulatory requirements specific to its scope of registration, and the obligation to recognise Australian Qualification Framework qualifications and statements of attainment issued from other RTOs.

Legislation information is available at www.legislation.qld.gov.au and www.aph.gov.au/bills.

Examples of relevant acts to students and other stakeholders are:

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 & Workplace Health & Safety Amendment Act 2002 whichaims to protect the safety of all customers, staff and visitors.

Workplace Injury Management and Workers’ Compensation Act 1998 which promotes the preventionof work-related injury and disease through constant supervision and advice to staff and students.

Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 which aims to prevent anti-discrimination on the grounds of sex,pregnancy, race, colour, religion, ethnicity, martial status, physical/intellectual disability, homosexualityand age.

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Education Standards 2005 – see www.ag.gov.au/DSFE

Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1984 which aims to ensure that staff members are free fromunlawful discrimination and harassment and that every opportunity is afforded staff to improve theirknowledge and skills to enhance their job prospects.

Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000 & Amendment Act 2005, Training andEmployment Regulation 2000, and Training and Employment Guidelines 2000 which provides therules and regulations for the business operations of registered training organisations in Queensland.

Privacy Act 1988 and Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2001 which protects individualspersonal information in a business environment.

Disability Discrimination Act 1992 – see www.hreoc.gov.au

Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Act 1986– see www.hreoc.gov.au

Racial Discrimination Act 1975– see www.hreoc.gov.au

Sex Discrimination Act 1984– see www.hreoc.gov.au

Copyright Act 1968 & Copyright Amendment Act 2006 – see www.copyright.org.au