{"id":24030,"date":"2025-06-04T12:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?page_id=24030"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:53:28","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/dfv\/policies","title":{"rendered":"Policies, guidelines and legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-22594\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/peer-responder\">Peer Responder Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-22600\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-22600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/social-and-emotional\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-22593\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22593\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/eap\">TELUS Health \u2013 Employee Assistance Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-22591\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22591\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/post-critical-incident-support\">Post critical incident staff 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menu-item-24291\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/dfv\/online-safety\">Staying safe online<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-24296\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24296\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/dfv\/support-resources\">Support and resources<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-24289\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24289\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/dfv\/training\">Training<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-24286\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24286\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/support-services\/dfv\/policies\">Policies, guidelines and legislation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-22622\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22622\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/employee-engagement\">Employee engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21965\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-21965\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/leadership-in-action\">Leadership in Action<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21957\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-21957\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wellbeing\/tools-and-resources\">Tools and resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Policies, guidelines and legislation<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-2 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"custom_html-7\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"on-this-page\"><h4>On this page<\/h4><ul id=\"onThisPage\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-25\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-25\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Subject<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Title<\/th><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/395720\/qh-pol-391.pdf\">QH-POL-391:2016 \u2013 Support for employees affected by domestic and family violence HR Policy C73<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2306528\/004832.pdf\">Metro North Health Guideline 004832 \u2013 Domestic and family violence: Support in the workplace<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0034\/395809\/qh-pol-242.pdf\">QH-POL-242 \u2013 Flexible Working Arrangements HR Policy C5<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0022\/667030\/c5-guideline.pdf\">QH-GDL \u2013 Guideline for flexible work arrangements<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0030\/396138\/qh-pol-127.pdf\">QH-POL-127 \u2013 Employees to notify supervisor if charged with or convicted of an indictable offence<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0032\/712688\/qh-gdl-456.pdf\">QH-GDL-456:2018 \u2013 Antenatal Screening for domestic and family violence<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/system-governance\/policies-standards\/guidelines\/domestic-family-violence-training\">QH-GDL-441:2022 \u2013 Health Workforce domestic and family violence training<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0041\/395888\/qh-pol-124.pdf\">E10 (QH-POL-124) \u2013 Discipline \u2013 inappropriate workplace conduct<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policies, guidelines and Code of Conduct<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forgov.qld.gov.au\/code-conduct-queensland-public-service\">Public Service Commission \u2013 Code of Conduct<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Legislation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.qld.gov.au\/view\/pdf\/inforce\/current\/act-2011-032\">Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Legislation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.qld.gov.au\/view\/html\/inforce\/current\/act-2012-005\">Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Legislation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austlii.edu.au\/cgi-bin\/viewdb\/au\/legis\/qld\/consol_act\/cpa1999177\">Child Protection Act 1999<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Legislation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austlii.edu.au\/cgi-bin\/viewdb\/au\/legis\/qld\/consol_act\/ipa2009231\">Information Privacy Act 2009<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td class=\"column-10\"><\/td><td class=\"column-11\"><\/td><td class=\"column-12\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Legislation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/Details\/C2014C00076\">The Privacy Act 1988<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td><td class=\"column-9\"><\/td><td 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