Manage Legal and Ethical Compliance

CHCLEG003
Manage legal and ethical compliance.
Question
1
Describe two pieces of information or advice that local, state/territory
or commonwealth government departments can provide on
compliance.
Answer The advice that government provide in compliance are-
• compliance leads to better public relation.
• legal and ethical compliance cause better trust retention
and improvement in Operations and safety.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
2
Describe two ways an industry association can provide information
and advice on compliance.
Answer In context of industry association compliance helps us in-
• reducing legal risk and avoiding future costs.
• Building trust and assurance with customer base.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
3
Describe how plain English documentation explaining legislation can
assist organisations to understand compliance requirements.
Answer Plain English documentation helps to understand compliance
requirements in following way-
• Effective communication with high level of transparency regarding
compliance.
• it will also save time and money and leads to elimination of extra
support.
• Because of the clear understanding of compliance provision, it also
helps to avoid dispute.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐

Question
4
Describe two functions and operating procedures of two regulatory
authorities relevant to the health and community services sector.
Answer Two regulatory authorities in health and community service sector
are-
1- Therapeutic Goods Administration- for medicine and
medical devices in Australia. It ensures the standard of
therapeutic goods in Australia and its access in timely manner.
2- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service- It Control
Australia borders to minimise risks from goods and people
entering Australia by providing certificates.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
5
Explain why it is important for managers and other employees to have
a clear understanding of their legal responsibilities and liabilities.
Answer For employees- clear understanding of legal responsibilities help in-
• avoiding exploitation and discrimination at workplace.
• Better inventive opportunity as they require less training compare
to others.
For Managers-
• resource conservation in training and development process.
• increase in productivity.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
6
Explain how the law applies to children in the workplace.
Answer Laws for children in workplace applies to-
• inspection of workplace compatible for a child to work..
• help then to be part of work activity as a employee, student and
customer as well.
• Adequate supervision for children at workplace.
• inspection of employees’ work.
• inspecting possible hazards.
• introduction of safer equipment to work .
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
7
Identify and describe two pieces of legislation relating to
discrimination in the workplace.
Answer Legislation regarding discrimination at workplace.

• Disability Discrimination Act 1992- prohibits any kind of
discrimination against differently abled people in employment,,
public premises, education, facilities of goods and services, ,
accomodations, associations, and other contexts.
• Age Discrimination Act 2004- prohibits age based discrimination
in several areas including accomodations, learning, employment
and the provision of goods and services. However age discrimination
is not a criminal offence.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
8
Describe and provide an example of the law relating to dignity of risk
in the workplace.
Answer Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)- Life experiences comes
with risk. There must be a support prudent risk taking. The W.H.S Act
2011 has provisions to protect the health, protection and safety of
workers at workplace. It intends to protects employee from potential
risks that can affect them at workplace.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
9
Describe the law relating to duty of care in the workplace.
Answer Section 19 of Work Health and Safety Act 2011- A person
conducting any work or business must ensure the safety and health of
other person and ensure they don’t fall in any risk from the work
carried out, so far as is reasonably possible.
Result Satisfactory ☐ Not Satisfactory ☐
Question
10
Explain how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to the
delivery of community services.
Answer Universal declaration of Human Rights is globally accepted
declaration regarding inalienable human rights. It’s agreements on
International covenant on Civil and political rights and
International Covenant on Economic, social and cultural rights
contains provision regarding the equitable delivery of community
services in member countries. The Universal Declaration consists of
political and civil rights, like the right to practice liberty, right to
life, right to privacy and right to free speech It also includes