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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.

Gender-based Violence Prevention Policy

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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	16th December 2025	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	16th December 2026	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Vice-Chancellor	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	15th December 2025	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	Fiona Coulson Provost	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Responsible Executive	Fiona Coulson Provost	This is the senior officer with responsibility for the document.
Enquiries Contact	Fiona Coulson Provost	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The policy was reviewed and amended to comply with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence. The changes are summarised as follows:
- Policy renamed the Gender-Based Violence Prevention Policy from the Sexual Violence Prevention Policy.
- The National Code definition of gender-based violence was adopted.
- Key terms such as 'respondent,' victim-survivor' and 'trauma-informed' defined.
- Drivers of gender-based violence articulated.
- Scope of application broadened to include contexts outside the University but where the respondent or victim-survivor is a member of the CDU community, and third party providers.
- Articulated that non disclosure agreements will not be used unless at the request of the victim-survivor.
- Procedural content removed and incorporated into the Gender-based Violence Response Procedure.
- References to the Privacy and Confidentiality Policy added.

Clauses Amended:Policy: All