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Unilink Newsletter

Unilink provides updates on major projects (risk, legal, compliance, contract management and business continuity), and general material to help increase understanding of legal and risk issues across the University.

ISSUE

CONTENT

March 2013
  • Copyright reminders for the new academic year
  • 2013 Education & Awareness sessions
  • Requests to verify academic qualifications
  • Protection of the University's cultural heritage
December 2012
  • Records Management:– what documents you need to keep; how records should be saved; what can be disposed of; and how records disposal should occur
  • A new Privacy Act for South Australia
  • Standard Form Contracts now available for use by University staff
  • Facebook liability:- Who is liable if user content on a business Facebook page breaches an industry code?

September 2012

  • Gifts from students and protection and preservation of academic integrity
  • Employees v Independent Contractors - why it's important to know the difference
  • TEQSA: is it just another acronym, or something that could affect us all?
  • Legal & Risk survey results: we asked you what you thought of us, now we'll tell you what we’ve learned
June 2012
  • Can the University be held liable for users' internet piracy?
  • Is it ok to 'fix up' a signed contract?
  • Business Names, Domain Names and Trademarks
  • Smoking Bans - New local council powers
April 2012
  • Scamming the University: The frauds and potential scams to look out for
  • Personal Legal Advice and why Legal & Risk cannot provide it to staff or students
  • Insurance for students on overseas work placements
February 2012
  • Who is Legal & Risk and what do we do
  • Information on the University website: Are we inadvertently giving the wrong impression?
  • Lapsed domain names and why it pays to properly renew
  • 2012 Insurance Policy Guides
  • Legal & Risk Education and Awareness Program: How we can help you this year

November 2011

  • Legal Compliance Framework: a reflection on the past 18 months
  • Commonwealth v. State powers: why do we have both?
  • Universities and risk exposure from internet use (article by Minter Ellison)
  • IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
  • New online resources
September 2011
  • Police access to student records
  • Saving and storing legal documents
  • The new University Risk Matrix
  • Insurance Declarations - what do you have to declare?
  • Searching the University website - what you won't find

May 2011

  • Confidentiality Agreements
  • Facing up to Facebook: the legal and risk implications of using social networking sites
  • Student Placement Agreements: ensuring our students are insured
  • Mobile Phone disposal: protect your data

March 2011

  • ARI or Legal & Risk? Where you should send your contract
  • Australia’s new consumer protection laws
  • Compliance Matters – what to do when a third party or regulator becomes involved
  • Email Etiquette – Top 5 dos and don’ts
  • Trade Marks update – Can Apple register “APP STORE” as a Trade Mark? (article by Kelly & Co)
December 2010
  • 2010 wrap-up of legal, risk, compliance and insurance activities
  • What's in store for 2011
October 2010
  • Competitions, raffles and prize-winning draws; running a lottery at the University
  • The “due diligence” defence: when you need one and how to ensure you have one
  • Professional indemnity insurance: for when the experts get it wrong
  • New Legal & Risk resources
  • 2011 insurance renewal process: our duty of disclosure and your part to play
July 2010
  • Icode: the code to improve cybersecurity
  • Introducing the new University Risk Register (URR)
  • Hold Harmless Clauses - Don't sign them!
  • Misrepresentation 101
  • Insurance for "high risk" travel destinations
  • Goodbye Trade Practices Act... Hello Competition & Consumer Act
May 2010
  • Whistleblower Protection
  • Introducing the Contract Management website 
  • SPAM: Avoid it if you can
  • New Legal & Risk resources
  • Fraud Control online course
  • ORM, BCM, ERM... It's all Risk Management
February 2010
  • Online defamation: the How To Not Do It guide 
  • The benefits of using a Contract Register
  • Copyright issues for online distribution of teaching materials
  • Avoid a coffee-pot fire hazard
  • ISO 31000-2001; the New Standard for Risk Management
December 2009
  • Privacy perils and the world of Web 2.0 technology
  • Risk Management at the University
  • A guide to orchestrating great meetings
  • 2010 Fraud Induction for staff
  • Avoiding Disability Discrimination at the University
  • Legal Compliance Project review
October 2009
  • ESOS Act Amendments; How the University is involved
  • Environment Protection 101
  • Keeping up with changes to legislation: HOw do we do it? How can we help you?
  • FOI Applications
  • "Copyright for Marketing Slogans" (article by Kelly & Co)
  • New compliance education material
  • Understanding Student work experience insurance
August 2009
  • "Student Access to Marking Guides" (article by JWS)
  • Trade Practices Act 101
  • Cartel Conduct: What is it and where could the cartel conductleave you? 
  • The benefits of University travel insurance
  • Points to consider if undertaking activities outside the University
May 2009
  • Copyright 101
  • Changes to the Privacy Act
  • Research Grants
  • Ensuring our Insurance: Duty of Disclosure and Adverse Event Reporting
  • Representing the University
  • New Policies Explained (Legal Compliance, Contracts & Agreements, Risk Management)
  • "Privacy Protection & Security Breaches: Are YOU doing the right thing?" (article by JWS)
February 2009
  • Who is Legal & Risk?
  • Legal Eagles - what we do and how we can help you
  • Major Projects for Legal & Risk in 2009
  • Contracts v. Deeds v. Memorandums Of Understanding. . . Are they the same thing?
  • "Defamation; To Kill a Mocking Word" (article by JWS)
  • University Travel Insurance: We've got you covered