QLD Reportable Conduct Readiness Course

Prepare Your Organisation for Queensland’s Reportable Conduct Scheme

Funded by the Queensland Family and Child Commission’s Child Safeguarding Grants Program.

Course Overview

Queensland’s Reportable Conduct Scheme introduces new responsibilities for organisations that work with children and young people. For organisations covered by the Scheme, the challenge is not simply understanding the legislation. It is ensuring leaders, safeguarding personnel, HR teams and compliance leads know how to identify, assess, report and respond when concerns are raised about a worker’s conduct.

The Scheme requires reporting entities to take allegations seriously, prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, manage risks, notify the Queensland Family and Child Commission within required timeframes, conduct fair investigations and implement improvements where concerns are identified.

The QLD Reportable Conduct Readiness Course is a practical workshop style course designed to help organisational leaders understand their obligations and prepare the systems, processes and people needed to respond confidently and appropriately.

Using realistic examples and guided reflection questions, participants will build a clear understanding of reportable conduct, reporting pathways, investigation responsibilities, record keeping and organisational readiness.

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Is Your Organisation Ready?

If an allegation involving a worker was received tomorrow:

Would your organisation recognise whether it may be reportable conduct?
Is your Head of Entity clearly identified and aware of their responsibilities?
Do staff, volunteers, contractors and leaders know how to raise concerns?
Are your internal escalation and external reporting pathways clear?
Can your organisation assess and manage immediate risks to children and young people?
Does your organisation have the capability to conduct a fair, timely and child-centred investigation?
Are there clear alternatives if an allegation involves the Head of Entity?
Do your policies, procedures and record-keeping systems support compliance with the Scheme?

This course helps organisations answer these questions before an allegation arises.

Ideal Participants

This course is designed for:

Heads of Entity, including CEOs, principals, senior officers and equivalent leaders
Executive Leaders and senior managers
Management, Board Members, Senior Leadership
Child Safety Officers, Safeguarding Leads and Child Protection Officers
HR, People and Culture, risk and compliance personnel
Governance professionals and Board members
Managers responsible for complaints, investigations or workforce conduct
Program leaders and operational managers
Staff responsible for implementing child safety policies and procedures

Participants Will:

Understand the purpose and scope of Queensland’s Reportable Conduct Scheme.
Identify whether their organisation is a reporting entity under the Scheme.
Clarify the responsibilities of the Head of Entity and authorised delegates.
Recognise the categories of conduct that may be reportable.
Distinguish reportable conduct from reasonable behaviour management, care or other non-reportable matters.
Understand when and how to notify the Queensland Family and Child Commission.
Apply key reporting timeframes for initial, interim and final reports.
Identify immediate child safety, worker, organisational and information-management risks.
Understand the principles of fair, child-centred and procedurally fair investigations.
Assess whether their organisation has the systems needed to prevent, report, investigate and respond to reportable conduct.