How watertight is your school enrolment contract? In disputes like unpaid fees, the enrolment contract serves as the cornerstone of any recovery action. It's paramount that these contracts clearly outline the relationship between your school, the student and their guardians. Equally crucial is ensuring that contract terms comply with Australian consumer laws to avoid legal pitfalls. Attend and gain insight into crafting robust and legally sound enrolment contracts that protect both schools and families.
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Teachers attending this session earn 1 Professional Development Hour (NSW, VIC) / CPD Point (QLD, WA, SA)
Lawyers attending this session earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
1.00pm to 2.00pm How Watertight is your School Enrolment Contract?
- As parents become more willing to take legal action against schools, it is critically important that schools identify legal risks by ensuring terms of enrolment contracts are consistent with the law and cater for the broad range of issues that arise in the student relationship
- The enrolment contract between the school and parents is a legally binding document
- In the event of disputes, such as unpaid fees, teacher/student misconduct, expulsion or allegations of breach of duty of care, the enrolment contract will be the basis for many of the rights and responsibilities of the respective parties
- However, it is surprising how outdated and unsophisticated many of these documents can be
Presented by Alexandra Terrill, Managing Associate, Dentons
Presenters
Alexandra Terrill, Managing Associate, Dentons
Alexandra Terrill is a Managing Associate in the Employment and Safety team in the Melbourne office. Alexandra has considerable experience providing practical and tailored solutions in relation to various workplace law matters across the full range of employment and post-employment matters. She advises clients across various industries, including retail, education, security, labour hire and aged care. Alexandra has worked on some of the most significant industrial relations cases of the past decade. For example, between 2016-2017, she instructed Counsel on behalf of the Australian Retailers Association in the penalty rates reduction case in the Fair Work Commission, which reduced penalty rates in modern awards in the retail and hospitality industries. This was one of the most significant cases in retail industry history in Australia. She also worked on a major High Court matter on behalf of Boral against the CFMEU which involved contempt of court and secondary boycotts, ultimately resulting in a successful High Court judgment for the client.
This seminar is part of a series
School Law: Disability, Sports, LGBTIQ+, Sexual Misconduct and Enrolment Contracts
With a crackdown on school sporting injuries, increasing pressure to prevent student on student sexual assault, recent recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission, a changing approach to LGBTIQIA+ students and an influx of enrolment contract disputes, don’t miss your chance to get across a diverse range of legal challenges affecting Australian schools in this unique series tailor made for educators. Get the insights and strategies needed to remain vigilant in a changing education system.
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Teachers attending the entire series earn 5 Professional Development Hours (NSW, VIC) / CPD Points (QLD, WA, SA)
Lawyers attending the entire series earn 5 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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