Legal Matters

SASSLA retains legal advisers to provide its members with opinion and support on any legal matters arising from their work.

Previous advice and action provided on behalf of members

• work cover entitlements and process; re-instatement of leave entitlements
• workplace injury
• conflict with staff members
• defamation by staff members, parents, other community members
• social networking sites
• restraining orders
• community issues and allegations
• allegations of breaches of code of conduct
• assault
• school review process
• harassment and bullying in the workplace
• opinion on corporal punishment / use of reasonable force
• clarification of Step 9 process in schools
• clarification of Transition arrangements for PCO4 Deputy Principals