UNE Compliance Register
This Register lists the compliance drivers (Commonwealth, NSW and international laws and other statutory instruments, and industry, community and ethical standards and codes) that impact on University activities and operations, to the extent that the University has some obligation of compliance or accountability.
The currently documented drivers are listed below in alpha-order by title. Click on the title to access a detailed overview. You can also search the register to find all of the compliance drivers and obligations relevant to your activities and the people who can help with your compliance responsibilities.
Note: the Register is being continually enhanced, with drivers and obligations added and amended as required.
- AS 3745-2010 Planning for emergencies in facilities (Cth) - Level 1As part of the Universities Emergency Management Plan, training is to be provided in terms of emergency evacuations.
- Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) - Level 1The Act helps to ensure that people are not treated less favourably on the ground of age in various areas of public life including employment, provision of goods and services, education, accommodation and administration of Commonwealth laws and programs. The Act also provides for positive discrimination - that is, actions which assist people of a particular age who experience a disadvantage because of their age. It also provides for exemptions in superannuation, migration, taxation and social security laws, state laws and other Commonwealth laws and some health programs.
The Age Discrimination Act 2004 (ADA) applies throughout Australia, including all States and Territories, and does not purport to displace or limit the operation of State and Territory laws capable of operating concurrently with it (in the case of NSW the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 is the applicable State law). The ADA deals with any potential inconsistency between federal and NSW laws by providing that where complainants have a choice as to the jurisdiction, they are required to elect whether to make their complaint under federal or NSW legislation. - Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) - Level 1An Act to render unlawful racial, sex and other types of discrimination in certain circumstances and to promote equality of opportunity between all persons. In NSW there are eight main types of discrimination that are unlawful (in certain areas of public life):
1. Age discrimination
2. Carer's responsibilities discrimination
3. Disability discrimination (including infectious diseases discrimination)
4. Homosexual discrimination
5. Marital or domestic status discrimination
6. Race discrimination
7. Sex discrimination (including pregnancy and breastfeeding discrimination)
8. Transgender discrimination - Australian Research Council Act 2001 (Cth) - Level 1The Act establishes the Australian Research Council (ARC) which: provides advice to the relevant Minister about research related matters; makes recommendations with regard to financial assistance to research programs; and provides for the funding of research programs. Specifically the ARC manages the National competitive Grants Program (NCGP), and has responsibility for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). ERA evaluates the quality of the research undertaken in Australian universities against national and international benchmarks - and hence reporting obligations are imposed on UNE.
- Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020 (Cth) - Level 1The object of this Act is to ensure that the Commonwealth is able to protect and manage Australia’s foreign relations by ensuring that any arrangement between a State/Territory entity and a foreign entity:
(a) does not, or is unlikely to, adversely affect Australia’s foreign relations; and
(b) is not, or is unlikely to be, inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy.