Incidents

All staff are required to have knowledge and understanding of the Incident Notification and Response policy and procedures. This ensures staff know how to respond to an incident when it occurs, who to notify and where they can access support.

Staff should notify principals about all student or staff-related incidents, as well as incidents that impact the school’s operation. Principals need to check that staff have contacted the Incident Report and Support Hotline (1800 811 523) to report the incident.

In the event of an incident occurring, the safety and wellbeing of students, staff and others are the first priority.

Legal help

The Legal Bulletin 57 – Responding to anti-social and extremist behaviour provides information on:

• what defines anti-social and extremist behaviour
• examples of what this behaviour looks like
• who should staff notify if someone exhibits such behaviour
• responsibilities and other requirements.