LawSense Update: Managing New Social Media Laws and Navigating Online Offences

Examining the Implications of New Social Media Laws, Updating Policies and Navigating Online Offences

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Program

12.00    LawSense Welcome

12.05    Opening Remarks

Cheryl Penberthy, Principal, Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne

12.10    Student Social Media Update: Understanding the Implications for Schools of Social Media Age Limits

• Examining the new laws regarding age limits on social media use, including examining exceptions
• Exploring the implications of the new laws for schools:
  • what action should you take if you suspect students are using social media in breach of the age limit?
  • do the changes provide further rights or expectations for the school to search student devices or monitor social media use
  • exploring impacts on the duty of care generally
• Updating school polices to deal with the changes in social media laws

Steven Troeth, Partner, Gadens

1.10      Break

1.25      Sexting, “Sextortion” and Other Online Offences: Examining School Obligations and Dealing with Allegations, Police and Investigations

• Reviewing the legal frameworks for young offenders with online offences including sexting, and “sextortion” – reviewing key laws and recent updates

• Understanding the extent of a school’s obligations where the activity happens outside school including where material:
  • is sent to a student by a student outside the school
  • is posted on social media relating to parties or events which are not school activities, but include students at the school
• What is the role or requirement of the school to:
  • investigate allegations made by students or parents
  • provide information to the police and what information
• Storing evidence of porn: what are the legal restrictions?

• Examining your rights and obligations in meeting requests for documents or other material from the police

• Calibrating disciplinary responses by the school where police determine to take no action

Ben Tallboys, Principal, Russell Kennedy; Legal Counsel, Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA)

2.25      Closing Remarks from the Chair

2.30      Event Close

Presenters / panelists include:

	Steven Troeth has extensive experience in the education sector, including acting for independent and Catholic schools. He advises on employment, student and parent issues, including staff and teacher disputes, discrimination, bullying, cyber and social media issues, enterprise agreements and contractual disputes.
	Ben Tallboys provides sector-specific, practical legal solutions to schools across Australia. Ben is a passionate and effective advocate for principals dealing with complex matters relating to parents, staff and students, as well as their own employment.

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