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- A global reach into the future and biosecurity risks
- Act on wrongdoing and be ICAC aware
- Amendments to the University of Adelaide Act
- Anti-corruption challenges – could you spot a trusted insider?
- Are you contracting for services? Some myths and regulatory truths about your contractor’s entitlements.
- Are you ICAC aware? Attend a short info session
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- Be social media aware – take care with what you share!
- Beating the cheating services – new law to help preserve academic integrity in Higher Ed
- Blog archive: Biosecurity
- Blog archive: Communications
- Blog archive: Contract management
- Blog archive: Contractors
- Blog archive: Contracts
- Blog archive: Drones
- Blog archive: Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS)
- Blog archive: Foreign Influence and Foreign Interference
- Blog archive: Fraud and corruption control
- Blog archive: Freedom of Information (FOI)
- Blog archive: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Blog archive: Higher education
- Blog archive: ICAC
- Blog archive: Insurance
- Blog archive: Integrity
- Blog archive: International Sanctions
- Blog archive: International students
- Blog archive: Legal compliance
- Blog archive: Records management
- Blog archive: Reporting
- Blog archive: Research Ethics and Integrity
- Blog archive: Sham contracting
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- Can I put that photo on a University website?
- Change is hard – update on mandatory screening
- Change of University Insurance Broker
- Commencement of Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme
- Connecting the dots – Should declared interests be registered under the Commonwealth’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme?
- Contract management – checklist for ending a contract
- Contract management – do you need to consult a specialist area?
- Contract management – what happens after the contract is signed?
- Contractor or Employee? Engage workers correctly to avoid sham contracting
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- New process for contractor management
- New SA working with children screening obligations – a quick guide
- New templates available on the Legal and Risk self service portal
- New Year, New Resources on the Legal & Risk Self Service Portal
- No fly drone zones: Why can’t you fly a RPA on campus?
- Not all quiet on the quarantine front – recent penalties are loud and clear.
- Notifiable Event reporting – on time, every time
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- SA’s Integrity Watchdog – know your obligation
- See a drone in your future? Future-proofing University RPAS operations
- Seen a rogue drone? Report it to CASA!
- Sending the wrong message: human error and the risk to privacy
- Service yourself on the Legal and Risk website
- Setting the standard for international students
- Should I make a note of that?
- Social media – is your personal profile professional?
- Solving the legal compliance puzzle – we can help
- Stick to Fair Procedure!
- Students have a lot to learn, but they are always right under Australian Consumer Law
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- Text and email like it will be read in court someday
- The 2017 Higher Ed Budget: what you need to know
- The FYI of FOI
- The ICAC wants you! To be aware of your obligations
- The world is your oyster – Insurance for student overseas work placements
- They can say that again! Social media, defamation and you.
- Time’s Up! Quarantine’s tenure ends as Biosecurity takes control
- To notify or not to notify?
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- Want to work more efficiently? Record your “stuff” properly and regularly
- What did you tell your contractors about ICAC?
- What does it mean to be a Public Officer?
- Wheeling and False Dealing – new penalties
- Where should you draw the line? New guidance on the appropriate use of corporate credit cards
- Who can certify or witness?
- Who can sign? The lowdown on university delegations and decision-making
- Why the medium for your message always counts
- Why you shouldn’t abbreviate ‘2020’ on official documents
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Foreign engagement activities – collaborating within the national interest
Over recent decades, Australia’s economy and the higher education sector have benefited from an expansion in global engagement opportunities. With increasing connectivity through travel and technology, international student numbers grew and collaborative research projects thrived. More recently, the positive benefits to Australia have been qualified by defence and security agencies which see a down-side to …
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Jan
Sending the wrong message: human error and the risk to privacy
When we think of data breaches, we usually think of delinquent hackers exploiting technical or human flaws in IT systems to hunt down the personal information of others. But in many cases the risk that private information will fall into the hands of the wrong person is much closer to home – and more everyday …
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Nov
Last chance to report notifiable events that occurred in 2020
Are you aware of a notifiable event which has occurred in your area, but you haven’t got around to reporting it? The opportunity still exists to provide your notifiable event report to the Legal & Risk Branch – but it needs to be done before Monday 14 December 2020. A notifiable event may be a …
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Sep
Keep your records intact while working from home
Adaptable technologies have given us the flexibility to easily move between working on campus and working from home. This pattern is likely to be the new model of work into the future. To maintain workflows while working remotely, the University provides secure access to online systems and work tools. Self-help guides can assist us to …
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