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It’s that time of year when members consider their protection requirements for the upcoming year. A recent issue has been valuations and making sure that assets are detailed on the register.
It’s raised challenges for some members when making a claim.

On 6 December 2024, Western Australia’s Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (PRIS Act) was given Royal Assent. The PRIS Act is a significant step towards improving the handling of personal information and setting up a control and enforcement
regime for public sector agencies.

Bush fire responsibilities for local government is a hot topic with members at the moment. Risk Matters sat down with LGIS legal advisor, Cameron Maclean, Partner at DLA Piper to explore member’s recurrent questions and scenarios. We take a deep dive to look at
member’s duties and obligations along with the associated liability implications across a variety of common situations.

In February 2022, a shire worker drowned after entering a soak (body of water) on a rural property while pumping water to a water cart for road work maintenance. The worker had received training and was experienced in the task of pumping water from the soak
to the water cart.

Working from home and hybrid working is now common practice for many local governments. It offers plenty of benefits to individuals and employer alike. It can provide meaningful flexibility for employees to juggle multiple demands and is now expected by many recruits.