Policies

MSE Policies and Consitution

Privacy

Melbourne String Ensembles Incorporated collects personal information from its members and people who are connected to our operations and activities. Personal information is typically obtained from your membership form. Your personal information is collected solely for the purpose of the safe and efficient administration and operation of the Society. Your personal information may be distributed to other parents to assist with coordination of musicians and the Society’s activities. We will not disclose your personal information to a third party unless specifically required by law.

It is important that your personal information is kept up to date. You may ask us to update, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you at any time.

Child Safety

Melbourne String Ensemble is committed to child safety:

We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and parent volunteers.
We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children including on all camps and tours.
We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.
We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.
Our organisation is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
Our organisation has robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.
Our organisation is committed to training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks.
We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.