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Legislation changes
From Monday 5 July, 2021, Queensland introduced two new laws targeting sexual offences against children.

In an organisational setting, a person commits a crime if they know there is a significant risk that an adult associated with the organisation will commit a sex offence against a child under the care, supervision or control of the organisation and the person has the power or responsibility to reduce or remove the risk, but fails to do so.
An adult commits a crime if they reasonably believe that another adult is committing (present) or has committed (past) a child sexual offence and the adult fails to disclose the information to a police officer as soon as reasonably practicable.

A briefing note, summarising the legislation and the exceptions can be found here.

SAFEGUARDING AT JUBILEE
Jubilee Parish and the Archdiocese of Brisbane are committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of the parish community, particularly children and vulnerable adults. Protecting the vulnerable from abuse is everyone’s business and we rely on the whole community to ensure we meet our Safeguarding responsibilities.
For most people, this means knowing who to contact if you have any concerns or questions about Safeguarding in the parish. These contacts are:

Ashgrove: Kathleen McClafferty
Bardon: Christine Thomas
Herston: Jennifer Cahill
Newmarket: Jennifer Cahill
Rosalie: Kirsty McKay
Italian community: Lucy Valeri
Korean community: Michael Lee

For volunteers, it means registering through the Archdiocese Welcome Portal, undertaking some short online training and signing a Statutory Declaration. Access to the portal and the forms are available on the Jubilee Parish website. Volunteers who work with children or vulnerable adults, are required to undertake additional online training and provide details of their Blue Card and positive police check.
While some of these additional application processes can be a bit tedious, they contribute to a safer environment for all, especially those in most need of protection.
Thank you for your ongoing support. More information is available at jubileeparish.com/volunteers or you can email me at [email protected].

Jennifer Cahill, Local Safeguarding Representative