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These bulletins and guidelines are for the purpose of assisting officers of the NSW Department of Education and have been written from this perspective. The bulletins are made available publicly on the department's web site in the interests of openness and in keeping with the principles of the Government Information (Public Access) Act. They should therefore be viewed as general information and not be relied upon by non-departmental staff in making decisions about their own personal circumstances.

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    • Defamation

      Defamation, legal issues bulletin 34, LIB34. This advice was last reviewed in July 2012.

    • Difficult interviews and related issues

      Difficult interviews and related issues, legal issues bulletin 33, LIB33. This advice was last reviewed in July 2012.

    • Disability discrimination

      This bulletin explains unlawful discrimination and the steps schools must take to treat all students with a disability on an equal basis. Schools must support, consult, make reasonable adjustments and implement strategies to prevent harassment of people with disability. LIB60. This advice was last reviewed in February 2021.

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    • Enrolment of students in government schools

      This bulletin provides information about the Education Act and public school enrolment policy. It answers questions on enrolment age, where a child can apply to go, whether the school must accept an application and the documents the child or parent need to give. LIB43. This advice was last reviewed in December 2019.

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    • Knives in schools

      Knives in schools, legal issues bulletin 22, LIB22. This advice was last reviewed in September 2021.

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    • Physically intervening with students

      The department must take take reasonable care to prevent a student from injuring themselves, injuring others or damaging property. When discharging this duty of care, the best interests of children are the department’s primary consideration, legal issues bulletin 9, LIB09. LIB9. This advice was last reviewed in October 2020.

    • Police or DCJ - interviews in schools

      Interviews of students and staff at school by police or officers from Department of Communities and Justice, legal issues bulletin 13, LIB13. This advice was last reviewed in October 2024.

    • Privacy and the use of third-party web and cloud-based service providers

      This bulletin informs principals about the application of privacy law to the use of third-party online service providers in schools. It is part of a suite of advice for principals on cyber-security resources for schools and must be read in conjunction with ITD resources Principal support – assessing and engaging external IT services and Due diligence vendor checklist which address the application of due diligence to the selection of online services. It should also be read in conjunction with Online Applications and Parental Consent. Last updated February 2023.

    • Problematic and/or Harmful Sexual Behaviour and the Criminal Justice System

      This bulletin has been developed to assist schools to respond to legal issues when problematic and/or harmful sexualised behaviour (PHSB) becomes the subject of a criminal investigation, prosecution, or conviction.

    • Procedural fairness

      Procedural fairness in the Department of Education, legal issues bulletin 3, LIB03 LIB3. This advice was last reviewed in June 2012.

    • Protected confidences - school counsellors and records of victims of sexual assault

      Protected confidences - school counsellors and records of victims of sexual assault, legal issues bulletin 23, LIB23. This advice was last reviewed in October 2011.

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    • School counsellors and confidentiality

      School counsellors and confidentiality, legal issues bulletin 51, LIB51. This advice was last reviewed in April 2016.

    • Searching students

      Power to search students - legal issues bulletin 6, LIB06 LIB6. This advice was last reviewed in September 2012.

    • Serious incidents - staff liability and rights

      Staff rights and responsibilities after a serious incident, legal issues bulletin 19, LIB19. This advice was last reviewed in June 2012.

    • Sexual procurement and grooming of children

      Sexual procurement and grooming of children, legal issues bulletin 45, LIB45. This advice was last reviewed in January 2012.

    • Students under 18 living independently

      Students under 18 living independently, legal issues bulletin 53 , LIB53. This advice was last reviewed in March 2013.

    • Subpoenas

      Subpoenas, legal issues bulletin 25. This advice was reviewed in March 2024. This bulletin outlines what you should do if you are subpoenaed to produce documents, or to attend court, the commission, or tribunal.

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    • Transgender students in schools

      Transgender students in schools, legal issues bulletin 55, LIB55. This advice was last reviewed in December 2014. A minor amendment was made to the resources section at the end of the bulletin in August 2022.

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