Constitution

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From the Constitution:

2. The objects for which the Association is formed are:-

(a) To provide legal assistance and representation and information to any Member of the Association in relation to any alleged offence or matter arising out of or in the course of his or her employment with the Department of Education, Training & Employment.

(b) In the event of any Member of the Association dying from natural causes or from accident, and whether the death should arise out of or in the course of his employment or otherwise, the Association shall assist the surviving spouse or any surviving immediate family dependant on the deceased Member by providing legal assistance in order to institute any claim for compensation for the loss of the deceased but excluding any matter relating to the grant of Probate, Intestacy and the like;

(c) To provide legal assistance to a Member to bring or prosecute an action where the member is a victim of verbal, written or electronic harassment.

(d) To provide legal assistance to a Member to make a claim under the provisions of the Workers Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 1986 in the event that the claim or prospective claim arises out of or in the course of his or her employment with the Department of Education, Training & Employment.

(e) To provide legal assistance to a Member in respect of any civil claim relating either to:-

(i) the defence or prosecution of alleged libel or defamation or both;

(ii) the defence of alleged breaches of State or Federal Law in respect of human rights and equal opportunity or sexual harassment or both;

(iii)the defence of any action of alleged assault and battery, so long as the alleged conduct arises out of or in the course of the Member’s employment with the Department of Education, Training & Employment.

 

(f) To provide legal assistance and representation and information to any Member of the Association in order to prosecute any action for either criminal injuries compensation or assault and battery, so long as that action or those actions arise out of or in the course of employment.

(g) To provide legal assistance and representation information or other assistance to any member on any matter at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

(h) To represent, protect or further the interests of members as may be available by operation of the Fair Work Act (SA) 1994 or similar State or Commonwealth legislation as amended or enacted from time to time.

(i) promote the interests of the members by all means consistent with these Rules.

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