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Its status (whether it is current, historic, or comes into effect in the future);
Approval, effective (implementation), and expiry dates;
Relevant staff and their contact details; and
A summary of changes from the previous version.

Critical Incident and Emergency Management Policy and Procedure

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	15th September 2026	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	8th April 2029	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	University Council	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Authority - Admin Changes	Vice-President Governance and University Secretary	The noted authority approved administrative changes to this version of the document.
Approval Date	15th September 2026	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Implementation Officer	Steve Rogers Critical Incident Coordinator +61 8 89466890	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Responsible Executive	Steve Rogers Critical Incident Coordinator +61 8 89466890	This is the senior officer with responsibility for the document.
Enquiries Contact	Steve Rogers Critical Incident Coordinator +61 8 89466890	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

Some grammatical errors were corrected, and sentence structure was amended to improve readability.
In addition, the following noteworthy amendments were made:
Updating references to legislation, CDU policy, and the delegations register (clauses 5, 9, 20, 21(b)(iii), and 30);
Added contact points to receive incident reports (clause 18 and a reference to student counselling (clause 58a, where the Employee Assistance Program was already mentioned);
Removed reference to the position of Manager Accommodation Services, as it no longer exists (Clause 22);
Sentences regarding the police's duty to notify next of kin of the death of their family member (clauses 32(b) and 49) and death as a notifiable incident under WHS legislation (clause 54); and
Clause 47(f): A sentence was added regarding disclosure of information and compliance with privacy and health information laws, as well as CDU's Privacy and Confidentiality Policy.

Clauses Amended:Policy: 5 9, 18, 20, 21(b)(iii), 22
Procedure: 30, 32(b), 47(f), 49, 54, 58(a)