Compliance Bulletins
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The Compliance Bulletin supports sites to understand the requirements of the HIPPY Sublicence and Funding Agreement. Please see below for past issues of the Bulletin.
In this issue
Safeguarding
1. Safeguarding overview
2. The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and the Child Safe Standards
3. The foundations of safeguarding compliance at HIPPY Australia
4. The importance of safeguarding at the start of the year
5. FAQs
In this issue
Monitoring and evaluation
- The role of HIPPY Australia in monitoring and evaluating the program
- The quality assurance framework
- Required reports
- Quality data in - quality data out
- FAQs
Link to October 2025 Compliance Bulletin
In this issue
Funding, Payments & Financial Reporting Essentials
- Funding payments and their conditions
- Use of funds and financial reporting requirements
- Financial reporting requirements
- Additional payments and surplus funds management
- FAQs
Link to August 2025 Compliance Bulletin
In this issue
- Retention calculation
- Annual statement of safeguarding
- Talking about Disclosable Court Outcomes and Risk Assessment
- Performance payments
- FY26 funding update
- Compliance Spotlight
- Child Safe Principles - Unpacking the practice
Link to April 2025 Compliance Bulletin
In this issue
- Safeguarding LMS module
- Safeguarding information for families
- Engaging subcontractors - guidelines for HIPPY providers
Link to April 2024 Compliance Bulletin
In this issue
- Contractual obligations - Working with Children Check and National Police Check
- Process changes for providing evidence with mandatory checks
Link to October 2023 Compliance Bulletin
