CHCLEG001: Legislation, Codes, and Ethical Practices in Childcare

This assignment focuses on the legal and ethical considerations essential for working with children, addressing key areas such as workplace safety, duty of care, anti-discrimination, privacy, and the rights and responsibilities of workers, employers, and children. It delves into the significance of codes of practice, the management of personal information, and the responsibilities of services in handling student and family data. The assignment also explores the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relevance to workplace policies, compliance with legislation, and the purpose of codes of conduct. Furthermore, it discusses Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in relation to human rights, the importance of informed consent, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The document also covers the concept of dignity of risk, managing complaints, and the consequences of breaches in legislation, emphasizing the need for secure record maintenance and ethical conduct in early childhood education and care.

U12 (CHCLEG001)
Please write answers in red colour.
Assessment 1
Introduction to Assessment 1
Learner Instructions
Written questions and responses
Take your time and carefully read all questions
Answer each question in the space provided
Write each answer in your own words and use “quotation” marks and reference where you have
used the work of others
Learners should answer ALL questions in as much detail as required.
Question 1 A
Question
What pieces of legislation, codes of practice, or documents apply to working with children in your
state in relation to:
 safety in the workplace
 duty of care
 anti-discrimination
 privacy and confidentiality
 rights and responsibilities of workers, employers, and clients
 industry relations
 rights of children
Answer) Parental permission for trips and outings, no inappropriate touching around private parts,
enforcing open door policy, maintaining a safe distance from helpers unless necessary, establishing a
reporting policy, teaching students self-awareness and having zero tolerance towards unlawful
behaviour. Australian human rights commission must be enacted.
Question 1 B
Question
In your own words, explain what a code of practice is, and what purpose it serves.
Answer) Code of practices is a legalised document that is issued by any standard committee on how
to lay out an ethical standard procedure for safeguarding rights of the employees working in an
organisation. It ensures that all employees contribute to safe working practices under the guidance
of a supervisor without any exception.
Question 1 C
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What requirements must be followed in relation to the management of personal and sensitive
information?
Answer) The best way to manage sensitive information is by encrypting all the day in a separate

place and ensuring restricted entry of only trustworthy employees, using monitoring tools helps flag
unauthorised access and suspicious activities.
Question 1 D
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(d) In your own words, outline the service’s responsibilities in relation to collecting and
managing student and family information.
Answer) Ensuring accurate documents submission by students and their parents, verifying the
documents, oral personal interviewing them on different questions based on the institutions'
standards, matching information, focus group discussions.
Question 1 E
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(e) How would you report possible breaches against legislation? (80 words)
Answer) The duty to ensure successful reporting of breaches of law falls upon fellow employees,
supervisors or seniors. A breach should be reported when the reporter has a “reasonable cause to
believe” that there is a breach of law. The report is to be made quickly and the reporter here is called
a “whistle blower”. A standard format of writing an application must be followed according to the
organisation's guidelines. Workplace relations act 1996 ensures protection of the “whistle blower's
disclosure.”
Question 1 F
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Briefly describe the purpose of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Answer) Universal Declaration of Human Rights ensures that all the human rights are universal and
are to be enjoyed by everyone irrespective of caste, colour, religion and gender. This includes both
civil and political rights such a freedom of speech, right to live and privacy.
Question 1 G
Question
View the image on section 1.1 of your learner guide and explain your understanding of the
relationship between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and workplace policies and
procedures.
Answer) The purpose of human rights in a workplace is to enforce right of everyone to be treated
with dignity and considering the interests of all. Right to be paid equally and right to be considered
for a paid leave must be guaranteed. The right to say no to unethical and unsafe work must be made
sure and no employer can enforce it.
Question 2 A
Question
In your own words, explain how you can comply with legislation, codes of practice, and other
statutory responsibilities?
Answer) 1: rooting the code values such as trust and integrity.
2: setting up a monitoring body to enforce proper conduct.
3: ensuring successful and quick reporting of breaches if there are any.
4: regular internal audits.
5: providing capital for employee training.
Question 2 B
Question
Explain the purpose of a code of conduct/ethics?

Answer) Code of conduct illuminates a well written code provided by the organisation about its
values, missions and principles. It articulates desired employee behaviour and values of the
organisation. Violating the code of conduct can get the employee terminated. Common issues that
fall below the umbrella of code of ethics include employee-employee interaction, discrimination,
work environment issues and social responsibilities.
Question 2 C
Question
What are three (3) characteristics included in a code of conduct/ethics for teachers that they must
demonstrate in the workplace?
Answer) An educator in a workplace must ensure fairness to all without any favouritism, prejudice.
Managing their private affairs in confidentiality. Possessing required knowledge to be able to pass it
on to the students. Appreciation for moral consideration and being honest.
Question 2 D
Question
Identify how many levels of human needs there are, and then describe the relationship between
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and human rights, including which characteristics on Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs are ethical rather than legal.
Answer) There are five levels of needs such as physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging
needs, esteem needs, and self-actualisation needs. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs
universal hierarchy among humans does not exist which is impossible as there is always changing
needs in a society. Some of Maslow's needs such as physiological needs may be subjective to every
individual. These needs can be hypothetical and sometimes might not have practicality.
Question 2 E
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In relation to the use of personal information, what does the term informed consent mean?
Answer) Informed consent is a primary paradigm which is used for protecting the legal rights of
patients and guiding the ethical practice of medicine. Informed consent is when a patient
understands what the proposed treatment is and agrees to get it done understanding the
consequences as well.
Question 3 A
Question
What are three articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child that apply to
working legally and ethically in the early childhood education and care sector? Briefly outline each in
your own words.
Answer)1: Non-discrimination (article 2)- principle of equal access and opportunities to all children
regardless of any race and economical background.
2: Best Interests of the Child (Article 3)- every decision that is to be made about the child will be
made in the best interest and welfare of the child irrespective of the cost.
Life, Survival and Development (Article 6)- advancing the child's survival in terms of social, mental
and physical development to the maximum extent possible.
Question 3 B
Question
What is meant by the term ‘dignity of risk’, and which part of your responsibilities does it apply to?

Answer) Dignity of risk refers to a principle of self-determination and the right to take substantial
risks for self-dignity. This principle enables respect for any individual's autonomy. It outlines the right
of a person to take risks as everyone has a fundamental right to make mistakes and learn from trial
and error.
Question 3 C
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How does mandatory reporting conflict with the expectation of confidentiality?
Answer) The ethics of confidentiality requires a person to be freely express their issues and confide
in a professional without the burden or fear of disclosure but sometimes the case contains severe
abuse and neglect towards another living being such as harassment, rape etc. which comes is a
criminal offence and thus needs to be reported.
Question 3 D
Question
In general, how might complaints need to be handled in an early childhood centre?
Answer) Communication is an invaluable tool that can be used wisely to now about the different
aspects of the complaint in early childhood centres. The access of complaining should be given to all
including the children. These should be handled with honesty and no discrimination. Strategies to
deal quickly with the issue should be implemented. Process for documentation of evidences should
be executed. While maintaining confidentiality, outcome of the complaint should be calculated.
Question 3 E
Question
In your own words, briefly explain some tips you can use to manage complaints
Answer) listening to the complaint wisely, recording all the details of the conversation after which
assembling all the data and facts. Acting quickly if immediate action is required on the complaint.
Logging all the details about the complaint for record.
Question 3 F
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What are two rights complainants hold?
Answer) The official rights of the complainants include right to be treated with dignity, right to not
have their personal information disclosed, safety rights of the person are also included.
Question 3 G
Question
Where a breach or non-compliance has occurred in the workplace, what will be the most likely
outcome?
Answer) The party suffering from loss is entitled to receive compensation for any loss caused to the
person or organisation. Right to termination of contract if there is any severity of loss.
Question 3 H
Question
What are three (3) negative impacts breaches of legislation have on staff, students, and children?
Answer) 1: fines and imprisonment
2: damaged reputation
3: loss of productivity
Question 3 I
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Why is it important for schools and educational institutions to maintain (store) records securely?
Answer) It helps the institution have a document about the students, teachers and other faculties as

well as provides them with a statistical data that can be provided to the parents in the form of report
cards. Without proper documentation it will be impossible to track progress and productivity levels.
Question 3 J
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What is the basic premise of records management?
Answer) it enables in limiting the time spent on retrieving, storing and organising of documentation.
Record management streamlines filing and retrieval process from a directory along with successfully
running an organisation.
Question 4 A
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Under what circumstances can confidentiality be broken?
Answer) 1: threat to reputation because of any mistake
2: planning of suicide attempt in the future
3: mistakes by employees
4: reporting of abuse
5: sexual harassment offence
6: any criminal doing which is to be reported to the police
7: data piracy
Question 4 B
Question
How does legislation and regulation differ from ethics and how are ethical practices linked directly to
legislation?
Answer) The law consists of rules and regulations which is created by the government that are
compulsory to follow whereas ethics are a set of guidelines and principles that should be followed.
Ethics inform people how to live in a civilised manner. Ethics and legislation serve a common purpose
of conducting a better livelihood among people living in a society.
Question 4 C
Question
What may be the consequence of an educator not complying with the Code of Conduct? Can they
face legal consequences for failure to comply with the Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct?
Answer) Yes, there can be legal consequences if an educator fails to comply with code of ethics if an
acquaintance chooses to report to the law. Consequences of breaching the code of conduct can
involves losing their jobs, getting drummed out of professional associations, damaged reputation,
suspension from teaching and revocation of license as a professional teacher.
Question 4 D
Question
How are law and ethics similar?
Answer) Law and ethics serve the same purpose in stimulating civilised social existence. They are
external obligations that guide human conduct by creating a sense of wrongs and rights. Ethics
analyse ideas of morality whereas law is regulation based enforced by the people or a community.
Question 4 E
Question
What is the purpose of a code of practice? In your response, explain how they are used.
Answer) Code of practice employ a detailed safety and standard instructions for specific tasks. It is a
well written guideline that is provided by an associate organisation to help achieve standards of work
health and safety. It shows the customers that the organisation operates with integrity without any

involvement of unethical behaviours. Code of practices protects your company from unnecessary
risks that can damage the reputation of the organisation.
Question 5 A
Question
Review your Learner Guide and identify at least four (4) legal issues that you may face in an
educational facility.
Answer) An educator faces numerous ethical issues in educational facilities and that includes: social
and ethnic issues- social and ethnic differences are often ignored in public schools, possibly leaving
some educators behind; cheating and assisted cheating is one another difficulty, it's often difficult to
uncover in the best of circumstances and then the blame goes to the educators directly for not
assisting the class properly; bullying is one of the most common issue; and preferential treatment is
also too far common for educators , principals and school administrators.
Question 5 B
Question
How can you ensure you are exercising your duty of care?
Answer There are some factors that can ensure that I'm exercising my duty of care efficiently and
these include: By clearly defining employee roles, tasks and assignments that should be worked on
efficiently and on time; by ensuring a safe working environment for the people out there who are
working for the organisation; by providing adequate training and feedback on performances of the
individuals; by ensuring that the staff do not work excessive hour; by protecting staff from bullying
and by proving areas for rest and relaxation.
Question 5 C
Question
How can you respond ensure that you maintain the confidentiality of families and children of the
educational service? Please list 3 points.
Answer There are various steps that maintains and handles the sensitive information of an individual
and they include: by keeping them informed of all the laws and regulations regarding the handling of
personal information, this will help an individual to learn about the basic laws and policies of the
organisation of safekeeping their confidentiality; by not sharing information with people who don't
need it; by keeping written information in a safe place; by not gossiping about the sensitive
information of others.
Question 5 D
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How can you ensure that your workplace is consistently safe for children and workers?
Answer There are various factors that ensure the consistent safety of the children and the workers
and they include: by helping children identify trusted adults; by giving permission to say “No” and
listen to their part of story; by setting body boundaries; by teaching children and workers to check
with others first; by teaching children telephone skills; by training workers well; by rewarding
employees for safer behaviour; by using labels and signs; by encouraging workers for stretch breaks
and by implementing safety protocols from the start.
Question 6 A
Question
What are three (3) different types of ethical dilemmas that could occur in the workplace?
Answer There are various types of ethical dilemmas that occur in the workplace and they include:
Establishing guilt- this happens when a client suspects one of their employees has committed fraud,
gathering evidences, it creates a picture that clearly implicates the employee is wrongdoing;

Insufficient expertise- for instance: a client presents a case in which much of the evidence resides on
a computer or other high-tech equipment, perhaps in a complex way; Cutting corners- perhaps one
of the most common ethical dilemmas arises from a temptation to cut corners. For example, one
might be having a difficult time gathering the evidence he need for a particularly challenging case,
then he remembers a colleague who used to work at that firm.
Question 6 B
Question
Provide six (6) examples of behaviours that disregard professional ethical behaviour.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Answer 1. Misusing of company's time. Whether it is covering for someone who's showing up late or
altering a time sheet, misusing company's time tops the list
2. Abusive and insulting behaviour is one another disregard of professional ethical behaviour.
3. Employee felony is another such behaviour.
4. Lying to employees is also disregard of professional ethical behaviour.
5. Violating company internet policies is one other behaviour.
6. Misrepresentation and wrongful conduct is also seen.
Question 6 C
Question
If your colleague has conducted unethical behaviour, what steps should you take?
Answer I would prefer the following steps after my colleague has conducted an unethical behaviour:
firstly, I'll review the company handbook and consult my organisation's rules, regulations and the
policies to determine if the sketchy behaviour observed is prohibited or not; then i'll submit an
Anonymous Report; and then submit a Signed Written Report and then request a private meeting for
the further procedures an d proceedings and talk to the boss's manager in an effort to resolve the
problem.
Question 6 D
Question
When dealing with an ethical dilemma, what should you consider before involving your own
personal values, and what is the most important thing to consider when making ethical decisions?
Answer There are things that should be considered when making ethical decisions and they include-
by establishing the facts surrounding the ethical dilemma- fact are important in law enforcement so
to investigate all cases, officers must rely on facts to safeguard against misinformation ans cognitive
biases; by determining one's legal; ethical decision making is based on core character values like
trustworthiness, regard, responsibilities, equity and good conduct and citizenship. Ethical decisions
bring forth ethical activity and furnish a foundation for good business concerns and practices. The
three most important element of ethical decision making are individual factors organisational
relationships, and opportunity.
Question 7 A
Question
Workplace policies and procedures guide legal and ethical practices in the workplace. What are four
(4) things that need to be considered when developing policies and procedures?
Answer The four things that need to be considered when developing policies and procedures that

guide legal and ethical practices includes:
1. Management support is the first step that is looked after in making of the policies
2. consulting with the staffs.
3. Defining the terms of the policy in details for better understanding.
4. Putting the policies in writing and publicising them to public domain.
5. Implementations should be amended if needed.
6. Evaluating and reviewing.
Question 7 B
Question
What is one way you could involve other workers in the development of workplace practices to
ensure they meet workplace operations, including legal and ethical requirements?
Answer It’s important to meet the legal and ethical requirements of an organisation with the help of
the workers for the development of the workplace and so that include: setting out the aim of the
policy; explaining why the policy was developed; listing who the policy applies to: setting out what is
unobjectionable and objectionable behaviour; setting out the consequences of not complying with
the policy; providing a date when the policy was developed or modified.
Question 7 C
Question
It is important that workplace policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and improved in line
with changes to workplace practices or legislative and regulatory requirements. What are four (4)
things you could do as part of the review?
Answer The intention of a comprehensive review is to take an in depth account at existing
administrative policies and related documents such as processes, documents such as procedures.
And they include determining whether a policy is still needed or if it should be combined with the
another administrative policy; circulating of a discussion paper addressing details of the processes
and an analysis of its current level of effectiveness; a survey of stakeholders and users; submission
from stakeholders and users; a survey of the application of the process at similar institutions and
finding of the best practice for the practice for the process within and without the sector.
Question 7 D
Question
How might you involve families in the review of policies and procedures? Why would you do this?
Answer Including families in the review of the policy builds their understanding of philosophy and
approach and gives an insight into their needs so that policies will reflect the needs of the families
that uses the organisation's services. One could form the parent committee or desire the company's
input to and give feedback on policies. Families can provide critical information from their very
unequalled linear perspective; however, there is frequently trouble in understanding just how to
acquire this information.
Question 7 E
Question
What are two (2) methods that you could use to collect feedback from staff, families, parents and
carers to inform review of the centre’s policies and procedures?
Answer The two methods that I can use to collect feedback from staff, families, parents and carers to
inform review of the centre's policies and procedures includes:
1. By becoming familiar with culturally efficient to review evaluation; involving children and
parents in the evaluation processes.
By being conscious of issues relating to consent, secrecy and confidentiality when collecting data

from children and becoming familiar with the method for collecting data from children.
Question 7 F
Question
How can staff be involved in the review of policies and procedures? What should be done with the
policies and procedures once the review is completed?
Answer The key to having policies and procedures work well is making sure they are efficaciously
communicated. Because the workplace is perpetually changing, policies and procedures change also.
Communicating organisation's policies and procedures on a regular basis ensures that the employees
are informed and on board. By involving employees in the policy creation, revaluation and renewal
procedure, company gives their worker a stake in the company's growth and direction. It is essential
to review the policies, in this, the outdated policies can leave the organisation in the context to risk.
The previous and old policies may fail to comply the new law and regulation for the organisation
which must be improved and used to provide the in-depth support to the organisation in order to
manage the conflict that happen due to the old policies. They may not address the new system or
the technology which can show the inappropriate practice. It is imagined that the policy is still
address whether they can bring in the floppy disk from the home and discuss the use of fax machine.
These all term are must be reviewed by the staff to make the change in the policies and intervene
new policies that help to support the staff and develop sense of knowledge. The major reason to
review that policy are defined with the number of aspect that is showing the aspect such as:
 70 percent of the executive is well not confident in order to show that their current policies
are well not enough to meet the requirement of the future need that why the review
process is essential for the policy.
 In addition, it is analysing that the 27 percent of the CCO is well believe that the compliance
function has change the management process in order to make place to determine change in
the laws and to incorporate such change into their policies.
 In this, the 65 percent of the firm is saying that the management of policy program usually
reduce the legal cost and resolution as per time of regulation issue and fines.
The regular reviewing of the policies and procedure keep the organisation up to date with the
current and latest legislation and technology which is well persistent with the context to the firm as
the best practice that why the staff must review the policies to make the necessary changes.

Assessment 2
Introduction to Assessment 2
To complete this project, you are to access two policies or procedures from the workplace and
conduct a detailed analysis and review. This review is designed to determine how and where you
could improve the legal and ethical practices within the organisation. It is not expected that this be a
formal review whereby the new policy or procedure will be implemented into workplace practices.
However, if this project supports the review process, then that is acceptable.
Question 1 A
Question
Your assessor will be looking for your ability to complete the following:
 Access the applicable policies and procedures for your existing system
 Accessing legal and ethical requirements to inform review of the policies or procedures
 Source information on any specific legal requirements that must be met
 Accurately interpreting the information, you have sourced
 Recognition and analysis of legal and ethical issues and requirements that must be
addressed in the policies or procedures
 Using methodologies to seek feedback from work colleagues and supervisors
 Using feedback to make any necessary changes and sharing the changes with colleagues and
supervisors
 Review policies or procedures through consultation
Answer
In addition, the two policies which is selected because they are well applicable in the workplace
practice that is Health and safety at work Act 1974 and also Equality act 2010. These two policies are
well analyse which have proper procedure that may create aspect with legal and ethical context to
the workplace.
 Policies and procedure is defined as the essential part of organisation. In this, the two
policies and procedure are selected for the review. In this, the code of practice and code of
conduct are the major policies which is analysed during the last existing system.
 These policies and procedure are predominately providing the aspect which may help to
generate the context which is related with ethical and legal facto that formulate the aspect
which promote safe working. The code of practice and code of conduct helps to provide way
and pathway where employee used to perform their role and responsibilities in proper way.
The policies are well evaluated which provide the aspect that the polices is a set of
procedure where proper guideline is mentioned related with the role and responsibilities of
working within the workplace. The legal aspect maintain the structure of the workplace and
ethical approach drive the flow of function within the workplace.
 The legal requirement which is required within the workplace or used to meet is Health and
safety at work Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999, the
reporting of injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrence Regulation that is RIDDOR 1995 this
all are legal aspect which is must require by the organisation in order to meet the legal
aspect of any firm or organisation for the employee. In addition, the source is below: Legal
requirement, Accessed from: https://www.hse.gov.uk/violence/toolkit/legislation.htm
 The above source which is mentioned is useful to promote healthy environment that is
related with working of employee within workplace. The interpretation is used to take place
that provide various legal context which is undertaken within the organisation with the aim

to promote safety and protection among the employee.
 In this, the discrimination and harassment in the workplace is common cause of the legal
issue where the federal and state law may come into the existence to play role with legal
context. The Equality act 2010 play role to protect the people from the discrimination in the
workplace or in wider society. Whereas, the ethical issue is also taking into the account
which is related with the sexual harassment where the Equality Act 2010 play vital role to
manage the condition.
 The survey method is used as the methodology to seek the feedback work colleagues and
supervisor.
 The feedback provided by the work colleagues and supervisor is help to make the change
which is appropriate for the implementation of positive work environments, therefore, the
change is usually share with the work colleagues and more.
 The policies or procedure is used to review with the consultation to identify whether is still
needed or if it should be combined with another administrative policy.