Student Critical Incidents Response Policy and Procedure

Overview:

The University of Adelaide is committed to providing a safe environment for students and staff. This policy informs students and staff of the University's approach to Student Critical Incident response and how the University supports students in the event of a Critical Incident.

Download Policy

Version: D2024/62349

Note

DVCA reaffirmed on 30 January 2025 (refer D2025/145689)

Related Procedures, Forms

Title	Version	Document
Student Critical Incidents Response Policy and Procedure	D2024/62349	D2024_62349__Student_Critical_Incidents_Response_Policy_and_Procedure_160124_(amended_subtile_in_footer).pdf [323.2K] (application/pdf)
	D2022/251090	D2022_251090_Student_Critical_Incidents_Response_Policy_and_Procedure_-_FINAL.pdf [299.1K] (application/pdf)
	D2022/156844	D2022_156844__Student_Critical_Incidents_Policy_-_amendment_to_title_of_General_Counsel_and_Executive_Director,_~_approved_by_VC_D2022_139916.pdf [403.2K] (application/pdf)
	D2022/82983	D2022_82983__Student_Critical_Incidents_Policy_-_OSP_updates.pdf [403.4K] (application/pdf)
	d2018/100153	Student_Critical_Incidents_Policy_-_approved_by_Vice-Chancellor_and_~_refer_d2018_100150.pdf [116.9K] (application/pdf)
Student Critical Incident Management Guidelines	D2022/251082	D2022_251082__Student_Critical_Incident_Management_Guidelines_Final_101022_rev_120424.pdf [185.3K] (application/pdf)

Hide previous versions

Administration, Approval and Review

RMO File No.	2021/2625
Policy custodian	Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic)
Responsible policy officer	Executive Director, Student Experience
Endorsed by	Vice-Chancellors Executive on 4 November 2022
Approved by	Vice-Chancellor and President on 21 December 2022
Related Policies	Information Management Policy Privacy Policy Safe Environments for Children and Vulnerable People Policy Student Misconduct Policy Information Management Policy HSW Handbook - Emergency Management HSW Handbook - Report a Safety Issue or Incident Melbourne Campus Critical Incidents Procedures (under review by Kaplan)
Related legislation	Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 (Cth) Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA) Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Children and young people (Safety) Act 2017 (SA)
Effective from	1 January 2023
Review Date	31 March 2026
Contact for queries about the policy	Associate Director, Student Wellbeing and Access, tel: +61 8 8313 0236

Please refer to the Policy Directory for the latest version.

To link to this policy:

Please use the following URL instead of linking to individual documents:
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/4363/