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Kooyoora administers the professional standards system for the Diocese in accordance with the legislation enacted by the Synod.
The Kooyoora Office of Professional Standards has an independent statutory role in the handling of complaints, screening, redress and training.
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Bendigo Ad Clerum 28 June 2017 on the new Professional Standards Scheme
Sharing resources
Participating dioceses in the scheme enact the Uniform legislation, with or without modification, and share the common independent office of professional standards operated by Kooyoora; they share the resources of that office including directors of professional standards and other staff and systems of operation: s132 of the Act.
Participating dioceses also share the same statutory office holders on the Professional Standards Board panel and Review Board panel, each of whom is appointed by the board of directors of Kooyoora.
The Kooyoora Office keeps relevant confidential information received or given by it in their statutory functions in a Joint Register for participating dioceses collectively: s174. This is so that all relevant information can readily inform decision making on questions of fitness of a Church worker who has been or will be in ministry or service in more than one diocese.
