CHCCS400C - Legal Requirements As An Australian Citizen & Worker

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CHCCS400C - Legal Requirements As An Australian Citizen & Worker

Post by aprillee » Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:51 pm

Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: CHCCS400C - Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
Your Assignment Type: Standard Question
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
One of my first activities for this unit was to list the way I am affected by the legal requirements of living in Australia as a Citizen and also as a Worker, now I'm trying my hardest to understand this fully. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
I've looked up Fair Work and Australian legal requirements and I'm getting no where

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Re: CHCCS400C - Legal Requirements As An Australian Citizen & Worker

Post by Lorina » Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:29 am

As an Australian Citizen I found the following information:
Rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens

Australian citizens enjoy the following rights (subject to certain exceptions):

entitlement to an Australian passport and to Australian consular assistance overseas
entitlement to re-enter Australia at any time without any immigration restrictions
immunity from deportation
entitlement to register overseas born children as Australian citizens by descent (subject to some additional criteria)
entitlement to seek employment by the Federal (Commonwealth) Government, or in the Australian Defence Force (where citizenship is normally required)
entitlement to vote and stand for public office (dual citizens cannot stand for office in the Federal Parliament unless they have taken all reasonable steps to renounce their foreign citizenship. (See Sue v Hill for a pertinent High Court case). Most states do allow dual citizens to stand for State Parliaments).

The following responsibilities are expected of Australian citizens:

obey the law
pay tax that is due
defend Australia should the need arise
enroll to vote, and vote at all elections and referenda (unless there is a reasonable excuse such as a religious objection, being overseas or illness on polling day)
serve on a jury, if called upon

Ref: Australian Nationality Law


Hope this helps.

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Re: CHCCS400C - Legal Requirements As An Australian Citizen & Worker

Post by aprillee » Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:25 am

Yes that helps a lot thanks!
I think I understand now, like a citizen it would be paying taxes and such and a worker it might be like privacy and confidentiality for their clients for an example.

Thank heaps again!
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