30537a - Progress challenge 02

30537a - Progress challenge 02

By Colleen Sedgwick

Legal issues relevant to your practice

For this, you will need to write a short report detailing the legal requirements you will need to take into account while creating work in your industry. Create a short report that answers the following questions:

1.    Consider your chosen industry from progress challenge 1: What are the legal requirements you must adhere to in your ideal graphic design role? Are there any that are specific to your industry (e.g. fashion)? List at least five key points.

2.    What does your current work practice consist of? Describe your current work environment and outline steps in which you will work towards creating a (legally) safer working environment and an environmentally sustainable professional practice.

3.      Consider the concept of intellectual property discussed in the unit. What steps should you take to safeguard your own work? How can you respect the IP of other artists within your own practice?

TIP: Navigate to the student forum to engage in the discussion with your peers.

SELF-CHECK - Submission A

Now that you have completed the progress challenge, you may submit your work for feedback and discussion.

Instructions

• Write 200 words and complete as a PDF.

• Navigate to the self-check page to submit.

TIP: If you choose to complete each progress challenge as you work through the module, the process of completing your assessment tasks will take a lot less time.

Answer

Part 1

I came across a position with the ABC, where I will most likely work on a contract basis (advertised as a ‘freelance’ job), c/o The Loop[1].  This position requires me to understand the ABC’s own policies and procedures, including:

‘…the ABC’s aims, objectives and workplace values, together with relevant policies and guidelines including Editorial Policies[2], Child Protection Policy[3], Equity and Diversity[4], WH&S[5]’.

It also requires me to understand the law in Papua New Guinea[6] (part of the time spent on the job is in Port Moresby).  Additionally, I should have some knowledge about the Papuans and their values and traditions. Should I get this opportunity to work in PNG, it would mean both knowing how to protect myself as a woman living and working there while trying to accurately portray what life is like, particularly for the women and children there[7].

Part 2

Whether I remain in Australia Post, change jobs or start my practice, the WH&S Act applies in any case. If freelancing, I would have to draw up some kind of agreement between the client and myself[8].

Part 3

Copyrights – again, the exact Copyright law or policy will vary according to where I work, who is my employer or what kinds of work the law applies to[9].

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[1] Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2017): Jobs & Portfolio, in The Loop, https://www.theloop.com.au/ABC/overview[7/03/2017 2:06:16 AM]

[2] Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2016): About the ABC – Our Editorial Policies, http://about.abc.net.au/how-the-abc-is-run/what-guides-us/our-editorial-policies/[7/03/2017 2:45:15 AM]

[3] Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2016): Section 8 – Children and Young People (page 10), in Code of  Practice 2011 (Revised in 2016), http://about.abc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ABCCodeOfPractice2016-1.pdf

[4] Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2016): ABC Equity and Diversity Plan – 2016-2018, http://about.abc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/EquityDiversityPLN2016-18_V1_0.pdf

[5] Federal Register of Legislation (2011): Work Health and Safety Act, https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2011A00137[8/03/2017 2:03:51 AM]

[6] Wikipedia (2016): Law of Papua New Guinea, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Papua_New_Guinea

[7] Papua New Guinea Human Rights Library (2017): Archive, https://archive.org/details/papuanewguineahumanrightslibrary[8/03/2017 2:44:41 AM]; and Jolly, M, Stewart, C, and Brewer, C (2012): Engendering Violence in Papua New Guinea, in ANU E-Press, https://ia600705.us.archive.org/12/items/EngenderingViolenceInPNG/Engendering_violence_in_PNG.pdf

[8] Picciafuoco, V (2017): Designers: Know Your Rights! 4 Must-Have Clauses In A Contract, in Hongkiat.com, http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/design-contract-clauses/[6/03/2017 6:55:44 PM]

[9] Intellectual Property Australia (2017): Home Page, https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/[6/03/2017 6:58:19 PM]