professional standards

Uniform Professional Standards legislation can be found on our complaints page here.

Added Tuesday July 20 2021

This Code is intended to identify the personal behaviour and practices of pastoral ministry that will enable clergy and church workers to serve faithfully those among whom they minister.  If the behaviour and practices it outlines are followed, our communities will be safer places for everyone, where integrity is honoured, accountability is practised and forgiveness encourages healing and does not conceal misconduct.

Added Monday March 20 2017

This poster displays the phone number for Kooyoora, the independent professional standards company that handles all complaints for the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo.

Added Friday July 28 2017

The information sheet provides an outline of the reportable conduct scheme applicable to religious organisations in Victoria and how parishes and dioceses need to respond.

Added Thursday January 25 2018