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Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) have made several key updates to its policies and procedures, which require to be shared and made known to the school community.
These and other MACS policies, can be found under the MACS Policies section of the Kolbe website.
Child Safety
Child Abuse Identification and Response Policy – PROTECT Policy
This document describes how all Kolbe and MACS staff identify and respond to child abuse concerns. A requirement has been added to the document to identify the source of abuse and respond accordingly, guided by the 4 Critical Actions: identify, report, support and refer.
Police or Child Protection Interviews at SchoolPROTECT Procedure
Minor revisions have been made to this existing document, to align with the updated PROTECT requirements, as mentioned in the ‘PROTECT Policy’ document.
Responding to Requests from Victoria Police and Child Protection – PROTECT Procedure
Minor revisions have been made to this existing document, to align with the updated PROTECT requirements, as mentioned in the ‘PROTECT Policy’ document.
Governance
Privacy Collection Notice – Media Management and Facial Recognition Technology platforms
This is a new document that sets out what information MACS and/or Kolbe collects, uses and stores when using media management and facial recognition technology (FRT) platforms, as part of applying relevant consent permissions from Parents to MACS photos or recordings in publications.
Complaints Handling
Complaints Handling Policy
This document has been updated to include further information regarding reportable conduct and complaints processes. This document now includes the requirement to record complaints to identify trends and areas where improvement may be possible.
Complaints Handling Procedures
This document has been reviewed and updated to reflect the changes made in the above policy.
Stephen Polajtako
Director of Risk, Compliance & Sustainability
