| Date | 16 February 2027 |
| Time | 11.00am-3.55pm AEDT (Syd/Melb time) |
| Venue | Live Online with recording - recording access expires 16 March 2027 |
| Pricing | $495 Price includes gst. |
| Sector | Non-State Schools |
| CPD | Addresses 7.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers |
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Program
11.00 LawSense Welcome
11.05 Chairperson’s Introduction
Julian Ridden, Head of AI, The Anglican Schools Corporation
11.10 AI Capability and Applications Update: Examining the Current and Evolving Capability, Including Agentic AI, and Use of Ai in Schools
- Examining recent advances in generative AI, multimodal AI, AI agents and automation tools relevant to schools.
- Understanding the capabilities and limitations of current AI technologies
- Agentic AI – examining current and evolving capabilities
- Examining current and emerging practical applications across school operations, including with agentic AI:
- Using AI to improve teaching preparation, lesson planning and resource development.
- Supporting administration, communications, policy drafting and reporting.
- Enhancing student support, wellbeing and differentiated learning.
- Assisting with HR, recruitment, compliance and governance functions.
- Identifying high-value, low-risk use cases suitable for immediate implementation
- Examining technologies for detecting and investigating unauthorised AI use or cheating
- Identifying emerging trends likely to impact schools over the next 12–24 months
- Considering what schools should monitor as AI continues to evolve.
Prem Radhakrishnan, AI Services, CEnet – Catholic Education Network
12.10 Break
12.20 Navigating Key Legal and Regulatory Obligations and Risks in an Evolving Environment
Identifying Key Legal, Risk and Regulatory Challenges
- Examining key legal and regulatory risks:
- Privacy and data security, including where AI embedded in systems
- Challenges to academic integrity, including unauthorized content generation and compromised assessment accuracy
- Discrimination risks
- Understanding when the use by students and staff of AI for emotional/psychological wellbeing support can enliven legal obligations of schools
- Copyright issues affecting the school and students
- Use of “shadow AI”
- Risks for student user of different ages
Examining the Current and Evolving Legal and Regulatory Framework
- Examining the current legal requirements and guidelines applying to AI and evolving changes, including:
- Duty of Care
- Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), including new transparency requirements for automated and AI-assisted decision-making
- OAIC’s specific AI privacy guidance
- Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and eSafety guidance
- Children’s Online Privacy Code
- Discrimination laws
- Copyright requirements – education and AI
- Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools
- National AI Plan and Guidance for AI Adoption
- Examining upcoming reforms
Leah Mooney, AI Governance and Privacy Lead, Wotton Kearney
1.25 Break
1.35 AI Governance Framework: Implementing Governance Policies to Ensure Best Practice in Optimising AI and Managing Changing Risk and Compliance
- Exploring AI governance frameworks and how they can be used in schools
- Developing an effective AI governance strategy and integrating it into current policies
- Examining the extent of Board/Council involvement
- Implementing strategies and processes to manage legal, regulatory, risk and operational changes in an evolving environment
- Learnings from what schools have implemented
James Field, Founder & CEO, CulturePathAI
2.35 Break
2.45 Evaluating and Implementing AI Applications Including Contracts, Consent and Best Practice
Streamlining Assessment and Implementation of AI Applications: Key Elements & Best Practices to Consider
- Examining key elements/practices to consider, including:
- privacy assessments, including vendor/supplier policies, data flows, risks/mitigations, vendor and cross-border handling.
- data location, sub-processors, training use of your prompts/uploads, retention, and deletion rights
- child specific policies and defaults, consents
- certifications
- data minimization
- incident response
- particular considerations with agentic AI
Best Practices to Streamline Evaluation of Terms and Conditions& Implementing Best Practice Reviews
- Implementing best practice in evaluating vendor/supplier terms and conditions – what to look for and streamlining the process
- Assessing contract terms to seek with suppliers or vendors
- Is having your own T&Cs worthwhile?
- Best processes to ensure appropriate reviews are undertaken
Risks From Particular Contract Terms, Conditions and Arrangements
- Exploring common contract terms, conditions and arrangements used by suppliers/vendors and identifying which are high risk in practice for schools
- Examining key aspects to require or manage in applications to meet regulatory and compliance obligations and optimise risk management
Special Considerations with K-6
- Examining and applying particular considerations with K-6 students
Consent Required by Apps and AI Platforms
- Incorporating platform requirements in consent
Challenges With Consent
- Exploring the extent to which you can cover consent regarding AI in your enrolment
- Examining when you should you obtain additional consent from the student
- what level of information and detail is required to make it “informed” consent?
Managing Consent(s) in Practice: Opt in; Opt Out? Online Forms, Digital Signatures
- Deciding between opt-in and opt-out in different circumstances of consent in schools
- Exploring matters to consider with online consent, including:
- the extent to which and what information needs to be reviewed by the person consenting
- the extent of measures you should implement to check the identity (and capacity) of the person giving consent
- electronic signatures, tick boxes or logins – exploring how to optimise consent
Potential Impacts of the Proposed Changes – including the Children’s Online Privacy Code
- The Tranche 2 changes to the Privacy Act
- Outlining proposed changes affecting consent from the proposed Children’s Online Privacy Code
Alec Christie, Partner, Team Leader – Privacy Risk + Digital Law, Atmos
Milashni Richardson, Senior Associate – Privacy Risk and Digital Law, Atmos
3.50 Chairperson’s Conclusion
3.55 Event Close
Presenters / panelists include:
 | As Head of AI at The Anglican Schools Corporation (TASC), Julian Ridden leads the strategic adoption of generative AI and next-generation school systems across member schools. Julian's work focuses on ethical implementation, AI policy development, and facilitating professional development workshops to empower educators and students in leveraging AI effectively and responsibly. Alongside his role at TASC, Julian serves as a Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University, contributing to research and educational innovation through the Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation. |
 | Prem Radhakrishnan leads technology and AI strategy across a national education network supporting over 800 schools and more than 300,000 students and staff. Prem's focus is on using technology to reduce workload, improve outcomes, and build systems that are safe, governed, and trusted at scale. Over the past few years, he has led the transition of AI from pilot to production across Australia, taking a grant-funded initiative and establishing it as a commercially sustainable, system-wide service. The platform (cechat) is currently deployed across 220+ institutions, including schools, diocesan offices, and chanceries, with 50,000+ active users. This has required not just building the technology, but establishing the governance, safety frameworks, and operating model needed to run AI responsibly in complex, multi-entity environments. |
 | For more than 20 years, Leah has provided legal, regulatory, governance, risk and compliance services to insurer, corporate and government entities. She is best known for helping clients to understand data privacy, cyber security and technology risk and compliance, with a particular focus on responding to complex data breaches, security of critical infrastructure, countering foreign interference, and high-risk AI technologies. |
 | James is the Founder & CEO, CulturePathAI and the Founder and former CEO of CompliSpace. A major part of James’ focus at CompliSpace was developing its governance programs, which are still used by over 750 schools Australia-wide. This work included developing comprehensive programs in areas such as Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, Complaints Handling, Privacy, Human Resources Management, Workplace Safety, and Child Safeguarding. James is also an experienced commercial lawyer and an accredited organisational coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). |
 | Alec Christie is a recognised leader in digital, privacy, critical infrastructure and information law. Alec's deep understanding of privacy law allows him to create comprehensive risk solutions, especially in relation to tech innovations, digital transformation, financial services IT regulation and multi-jurisdiction projects. His practical and agile solutions focused approach, especially in a time of rapid tech and regulatory change, together with his extensive experience makes him a highly sought after trusted resource. |
 | Milashni (Milli) Richardson is a commercial lawyer with experience in information technology, cyber security, privacy and data protection. Milli has advised local and state governments on compliance with prevailing cyber security legislation, including the recently amended Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) (SOCI Act) and associated regulations, the Cyber Security Act 2024 (Cth) and the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth). |