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Legislative and Regulatory Requirements

The Victory Institute of Professional Training is bound by and operates within the following legislative and regulatory requirements:

 

  • The NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
  • Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2001
  • Workers Compensation Act 1987
  • Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
  • NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
  • Vocational Education and Training Act 2005
  • Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
  • Education Services for Overseas Students Regulations 2001
  • National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2007
  • Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998
  • NSW Hairdressers Act 2003
  • Public Health Act
  • Public Health (Skin Penetration) Regulation 2000
  • Migration Act 1958

 

Copies of these are located in the main office and can be accessed at any time. Also available at web sites www.legislation.nsw.gov.au or www.austlii.edu.au

NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act and Work Cover NSW

Victory Institute of Professional Training guarantees its commitment to duty of care to staff, students and visitors by providing a healthy and safe working and learning environment.

Your trainer will talk to you about emergency evacuation procedures during the first lesson. In an emergency situation you are to make your way quickly and calmly to the nearest exit and meet your trainer and other students for a roll call check.

No Smoking is allowed in any area of the institute. If you wish to smoke you must leave the premises.

A First Aid Kit is located at reception and first aid officer available on request at reception.

You are responsible for:

  • Always conducting yourself in a safe and healthy manner.
  • Ensuring the prevention of injury and disease to yourself always, your trainers and your fellow students.
  • Identifying and reporting to your trainer any possible hazards from equipment, facilities and the environment.
  • Refraining from smoking
  • Refraining from drinking and/or eating in the classrooms.

Anti-Discrimination Act

The Victory Institute of Professional Training is committed to providing a fair and equitable institute for its students and visitors. Any discrimination or harassment of staff, students or visitors because of their sex, pregnancy, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or ethno-religious background, marital status, physical or intellectual or psychiatric disability, homosexuality or age will not be tolerated.

You are responsible for:

  • Ensuring non-discriminatory or harassing behaviour at all times to other students, staff or visitors to the institute.
  • Reporting any discriminatory behaviour or harassment to your trainer.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Staff recruitment at the Victory Institute of Professional Training is conducted equitably in accordance with the principles of EEO.

The Victory Institute of Professional Training is committed to its staff remaining up-to-date with current trends in the Hairdressing and Print Press Industries and in training and assessment. Staff members are encouraged to identify their training needs and to negotiate arrangements for addressing these needs.