Legal issues bulletins
These bulletins 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.
All bulletins are available in html format in the pane to the right.
- Bulletin 59 Duty to report and duty to protect a child from child abuse (August 2018)
- Bulletin 58 (PDF 436.26KB) Unauthorised entry onto departmental premises - update - Inclosed Lands Act (revised March 2018)
- Bulletin 57 (PDF 115.31KB) Responding to anti-social and extremist behaviour from students, staff and others (revised March 2018)
- Bulletin 56 Confiscation of student property (published April 2015)
- Bulletin 55 Transgender students in schools - rights and responsibilities (published December 2014)
- Bulletin 54 replaced by Bulletin 58 (PDF 436.26KB)
- Bulletin 53 (PDF 62.79KB) Students under 18 living independently and making their own decisions (published March 2013)
- Bulletin 52 (PDF 176.27KB) Students at risk of anaphylaxis - rights and responsibilities
- Bulletin 51 (PDF 84.61KB) School counsellors and confidentiality
- Bulletin 50 (PDF 70.37KB) Exchanging information with other organisations under Chapter 16A of the Care and Protection Act
- Bulletin 49 (PDF 63.2KB) Are they a contractor or an employee and why does it make a difference
- Bulletin 48 (PDF 56.4KB) Role of Legal Services
- Bulletin 47 (PDF 62.82KB) Requests for information from other government agencies
- Bulletin 46 (PDF 66.72KB) Prescribed medications health care procedures and medical emergencies in schools (revised December 2012)
- Bulletin 45 (PDF 214.5KB) Sexual procurement and grooming of children - changes to the criminal law
- Bulletin 44 (PDF 75.85KB) Apprehended Violence Orders - AVOs
- Bulletin 43 Enrolment of students in government schools (revised November 2012)
- Bulletin 42 Cyber bullying and related behaviour
- Bulletin 41 The use of closed circuit television (CCTV) in schools and department offices
- Bulletin 40 (PDF 176.5KB) Collection, use and disclosure of information about students with a history of violence (staff only: this bulletin is currently being updated)
- Bulletin 39 (PDF 59.72KB) Preparation and use of accident reports in school
- Bulletin 38 (PDF 54.51KB) Offender Prohibition Orders and the school
- Bulletin 37 (PDF 72.81KB) WHS - a summary of key features of the act (currently being revised)
- Bulletin 36 (PDF 67.07KB) Conducting fundraising activities
- Bulletin 35 Misuse of technology in schools (revised April 2019)
- Bulletin 34 (PDF 68.09KB) Defamation
- Bulletin 33 (PDF 61.33KB) Difficult interviews and related issues - good practice
- Bulletin 32 (PDF 48.61KB) Age of consent and related sexual offences
- Bulletin 31 replaced by bulletin 58 (PDF 436.26KB)
- Bulletin 30 (PDF 47.33KB) Correction of children and the law
- Bulletin 29 (PDF 52.64KB) Insurance for voluntary workers in schools
- Bulletin 28 has been replaced by bulletin 40 (PDF 176.5KB).
- Bulletin 27 (PDF 60.06KB) Assault, harassment, stalking and intimidation of students and staff at school
- Bulletin 26 replaced by bulletin 58 (PDF 436.26KB)
- Bulletin 25 (PDF 71.27KB) Subpoenas
- Bulletin 24 (PDF 56.12KB) Use of cars at work. This bulletin should be read in conjunction with bulletin 8. (PDF 70.22KB)
- Bulletin 23 (PDF 64.94KB) Protected confidences - school counsellors and records of victims of sexual assault
- Bulletin 22 (PDF 47.32KB) Possession of knives - issues for schools
- Bulletin 21 (replaced by bulletin 39 (PDF 59.72KB))
- Bulletin 20 (PDF 55.37KB) Changing the way a student name is used and recorded by schools
- Bulletin 19 Staff rights and responsibilities after a serious incident
- Bulletin 18 (PDF 63.59KB) Staff giving evidence in courts and tribunals
- Bulletin 17 replaced by bulletin 58 (PDF 436.26KB)
- Bulletin 16 replaced by bulletin 6 (PDF 49.76KB)
- Bulletin 15 (PDF 55KB) Fireworks displays in school premises
- Bulletin 14 Recent changes in child protection law - withdrawn, refer to "child protection" policies within the schools section of the "Our Policies" link on the department's home page
- Bulletin 13 (PDF 62.65KB) Interviews of students and staff at school by police or FACS
- Bulletin 12 replaced by bulletin 39 (PDF 59.72KB)
- Bulletin 11 replaced by bulletin 44 (PDF 75.85KB)
- Bulletin 10 replaced by bulletin 23 (PDF 64.94KB)
- Bulletin 9 (PDF 54.01KB) Physical restraint of students
- Bulletin 8 (PDF 70.22KB) Personal property and use of private motor vehicles - claims for loss or damage by staff and others. This bulletin should be read in conjunction with bulletin 24 (PDF 56.12KB)
- Bulletin 7 replaced by bulletin 25 (PDF 71.27KB)
- Bulletin 6 (PDF 49.76KB) Power to search students
- Bulletin 5 (PDF 91.66KB) Student discipline
- Bulletin 4 replaced by bulletin 39 (PDF 59.72KB)
- Bulletin 3 (PDF 49.64KB) Procedural fairness when making decisions
- Bulletin 2A replaced by bulletin 22 (PDF 47.32KB)
- Bulletin 2 (PDF 44.06KB) Offensive behaviour on or near departmental premises (staff only: this bulletin is being updated)
- Bulletin 1 replaced by bulletin 58 (PDF 436.26KB)
