Legal and Ethical Compliance in Community and Welfare Work

Running head: LEGAL AND ETHICAL COMPLIANCE
Legal and ethical compliance
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Answer 1
Legal obligations applicable to the staff members and the organization
There are certain legal obligations of staff members (Kadushin & Harkness, 2014). They are:
 The staff members have a legal obligation to abide by the Australian Community Work
practice Guidelines, which is a mandatory community work practice and is a benchmark
for all human service practitioners.
 The members are obliged to follow the Australian Community Workers Code of Ethics
in every aspect of their professional life.
 Must abide by the common law including laws of duty of care and negligence, national
statutory legislations, commonwealth legislations and other international standards.
There are certain legal obligations of the organization (Bryce, 2017). They are:
 Must abide by the rules under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD.)
 Must abide by the Disability Discrimination Act, 1992 (Cth) (DDA).
 Must ensure that the provisions of the Fair Work Act, 2009 (Cth) is applicable in the
organization.
 All other related legislations must also be followed.
Answer 2
The key ethical obligations which may apply to the staff members and organizations are:
 Confidentiality.
 Accountability.

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 Management
 Respect.
 Loyalty.
 Maintaining professional boundaries
 Continuing with professional development
 Promoting the profession
Type of obligation applicable:
Community and welfare workers have different relationships with different people in the
lights of working profession. Therefore, here certain ethical responsibilities will apply, including
responsibility to colleagues, to employee and employing organizations, to profession and to
client and client group.
Answer 3
A compliance officer is needed, who is basically in charge of overseeing and supervising
matters inside the association and guarantees the working of the workers and the organizations
along with administrative necessities. For the purpose the following policies and procedures
must be filed:
 Written policies, standards and procedures of conduct
 Compliance committee
 Effective methods of communication
 Disciplinary guidelines and developing policies.
 Risk management and response plan
 Monitoring and auditing