Reportable Conduct and Thresholds: Distinguishing HR Matters from Reportable Conduct in Western Australia

This course equips all staff across Western Australian organisations with a clear, jurisdiction-specific understanding of the Reportable Conduct Scheme administered by the Ombudsman WA under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971. Learners will develop the knowledge and confidence to distinguish between allegations that trigger formal notification obligations and those that remain within ordinary human resources management — a distinction that has significant legal and reputational consequences for entity heads and their organisations. The course provides rich, practical guidance on threshold concepts: what conduct qualifies as reportable, how context shapes that assessment, and how the civil standard of proof — guided by the Briginshaw principle — applies when investigating serious allegations. Managers and entity heads receive intensive content on their specific duties, including the requirement to notify Ombudsman WA within seven working days, engage appropriately qualified investigators, and produce a final report on conclusion of the investigation. Written in plain Australian English and structured across five focused modules, the course is suitable for all staff as a foundation awareness resource and doubles as a compliance reference for safeguarding leads, HR professionals and executives carrying personal notification obligations. A final knowledge-check quiz consolidates learning across all modules.