CRANAplus Edu­ca­tion Ser­vices Terms and Conditions

1. Intro­duc­tion

1.1. These Terms and Con­di­tions gov­ern your par­tic­i­pa­tion in any edu­ca­tion ser­vice pro­vid­ed by CRANAplus includ­ing sched­uled accred­it­ed and self-paced online cours­es, face-to-face train­ing, and webi­na­rs. By enrolling in any CRANAplus edu­ca­tion ser­vice, you agree to com­ply with these Terms and Conditions.

1.2. CRANAplus reserves the right to change or update its Terms and Con­di­tions and Poli­cies at any time.

2. Def­i­n­i­tions

2.1. Course refers to any struc­tured edu­ca­tion­al pro­gram offered by CRANAplus, includ­ing but not lim­it­ed to train­ing mod­ules, cer­ti­fi­ca­tion pro­grams, and pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment ses­sions. These cours­es are designed to enhance the skills and knowl­edge of par­tic­i­pants in the health­care sector.

2.2. Event refers to any organ­ised activ­i­ty host­ed or facil­i­tat­ed by CRANAplus, includ­ing but not lim­it­ed to train­ing ses­sions, work­shops, sem­i­nars, con­fer­ences, and webi­na­rs. These events are designed to pro­vide edu­ca­tion, sup­port, and net­work­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for par­tic­i­pants and are deliv­ered face to face at phys­i­cal venue.

2.3. Par­tic­i­pant refers to any indi­vid­ual who engages in CRANAplus pro­grammes, ser­vices, or activ­i­ties, includ­ing but not lim­it­ed to train­ing cours­es, work­shops, sem­i­nars, and events. This includes mem­bers, non-mem­bers, stu­dents, and pro­fes­sion­als who utilise CRANAplus resources and offerings.

3. Eli­gi­bil­i­ty

3.1. Par­tic­i­pa­tion in CRANAplus edu­ca­tion ser­vices is open to nurs­es, mid­wives, health prac­ti­tion­ers, and oth­er pro­fes­sion­als work­ing in or intend­ing to work in remote or iso­lat­ed health settings. 

3.2. Eli­gi­bil­i­ty for CRANAplus edu­ca­tion ser­vices cours­es may be sub­ject to spe­cif­ic enrol­ment cri­te­ria, for exam­ple cur­rent AHPRA Reg­is­tra­tion or suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion of a pre­req­ui­site course. 

3.3. Online, self-paced cours­es offered by CRANAplus are specif­i­cal­ly designed for the rur­al and remote health work­force and cov­er a range of pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment and infor­ma­tion oppor­tu­ni­ties pro­vid­ing flex­i­ble learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties to enhance skills and knowl­edge in crit­i­cal areas. These cours­es are open to anyone.

4. Enrol­ment and Payment

4.1. Enrol­ment in CRANAplus cours­es is sub­ject to avail­abil­i­ty and accep­tance by CRANAplus.

4.2. Appli­cants must meet the cri­te­ria of for eli­gi­bil­i­ty applic­a­ble for the spe­cif­ic course in which they are enrolling and com­plete the course with­in a spec­i­fied timeframe.

4.3. Fees must be paid in full upon enrol­ment unless oth­er­wise stat­ed. Pay­ment plans or fund­ing assis­tance may be avail­able and should be dis­cussed with CRANAplus Edu­ca­tion Services.

4.4. CRANAplus reserves the right and has sole dis­cre­tion for any rea­son and at any time to:
a. Change the for­mat, par­tic­i­pants, con­tent, loca­tion and tim­ing or any oth­er aspect of an event
b. Post­pone events in full or any part of those events; and/​or
c. Can­cel an event in full or any part.

4.5. Where a course has been can­celled pro­vi­sions for a full refund or alter­na­tive course option will be provided.

5. Access, Equi­ty, and Fairness

5.1. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing ser­vices that are acces­si­ble, equi­table, and fair to all par­tic­i­pants, ensur­ing that every par­tic­i­pant has an equal oppor­tu­ni­ty to succeed.

a. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to pro­mot­ing safe, high-qual­i­ty health­care in remote areas of Aus­tralia by rep­re­sent­ing, sup­port­ing, and edu­cat­ing the remote and iso­lat­ed health work­force. We uphold core val­ues of Integri­ty, Inclu­sive­ness, Respect, Account­abil­i­ty, Social Jus­tice, Excel­lence, and Safe­ty. Dis­crim­i­na­tion of any kind is not tol­er­at­ed, reflect­ing our ded­i­ca­tion to cre­at­ing an envi­ron­ment where every indi­vid­ual is treat­ed with dig­ni­ty and respect.

b. Our val­ues and behav­iour­al expec­ta­tions are cen­tral to our prac­tices and organ­i­sa­tion­al cul­ture. We act with Integri­ty by ensur­ing trans­paren­cy, hon­esty, and lead­ing by exam­ple. Inclu­sive­ness is key, as we val­ue diver­si­ty and respect cul­tur­al dif­fer­ences, under­stand­ing that these are vital to our suc­cess. Respect involves lis­ten­ing to oth­ers, being open to dif­fer­ent view­points, and treat­ing every­one with dig­ni­ty. Account­abil­i­ty requires every­one to share respon­si­bil­i­ty for uphold­ing equal oppor­tu­ni­ty prin­ci­ples and address­ing non-com­pli­ance. Social Jus­tice is reflect­ed in our com­mit­ment to pro­vid­ing access to equal oppor­tu­ni­ties, shared rights, and a voice in our process­es. Excel­lence involves under­stand­ing eth­i­cal and legal stan­dards and valu­ing open, con­struc­tive feed­back. Safe­ty is main­tained by fos­ter­ing a respect­ful envi­ron­ment and address­ing well­ness and men­tal health as core com­po­nents of our work­place culture.

c. We com­mit to pro­vid­ing edu­ca­tion that is cur­rent, accu­rate, and rel­e­vant. Our cur­ricu­lums are reg­u­lar­ly updat­ed to reflect the lat­est devel­op­ments, and our expert instruc­tors are ded­i­cat­ed to con­tin­u­ous pro­fes­sion­al devel­op­ment. We incor­po­rate the lat­est research and tech­nol­o­gy, active­ly seek par­tic­i­pant feed­back, and main­tain rig­or­ous qual­i­ty assur­ance process­es. We also pro­vide access to updat­ed resources.

d. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to ensur­ing the deliv­ery of high-qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion ser­vices, main­tain­ing integri­ty, pro­fes­sion­al­ism, and respect in all inter­ac­tions with participants.

6. Atten­dance – Online, self-paced courses

6.1. Engage­ment is the respon­si­bil­i­ty of par­tic­i­pants and atten­dance require­ments are not sig­nif­i­cant or required for com­ple­tion of online learn­ing unless it requires a prac­ti­cal assess­ment i.e. ALS, BLS online courses

6.2. A defined peri­od for com­ple­tion and assess­ment may be defined for online courses.

7. Atten­dance – Edu­ca­tion Ser­vices Courses

7.1. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to sys­tem­at­i­cal­ly mon­i­tor­ing par­tic­i­pant atten­dance and course progress at face-to-face offer­ings, to ensure suc­cess­ful course completion. 

7.2. Atten­dance must be 100% of face-to-face com­po­nents of the course. 

7.3. Atten­dance will be mon­i­tored by the course coor­di­na­tor and absences with­out a valid rea­son and noti­fi­ca­tion will result in a course out­come of not attended”.

7.4. Par­tic­i­pants must noti­fy CRANAplus of any issues affect­ing their attendance.

7.5. If ses­sions are missed, it is the participant’s respon­si­bil­i­ty to make suit­able arrange­ments with the course coor­di­na­tor for catch-up sessions.

7.6. With­draw­al from a course for valid rea­sons may be nego­ti­at­ed with­out aca­d­e­m­ic penal­ty, pro­vid­ed the lev­el of course com­ple­tion is considered. 

7.7. Valid rea­sons include com­pas­sion­ate grounds, ill­ness with a med­ical cer­tifi­cate or oth­er com­pelling circumstances.

7.8. CRANAplus must be noti­fied via email or phone as soon as pos­si­ble where these apply.

8. Com­plaint, Feed­back, and Com­pli­ment Policy

8.1. CRANAplus encour­ages par­tic­i­pants to pro­vide feed­back, voice com­plaints, or give com­pli­ments about the edu­ca­tion ser­vice received. All feed­back will be han­dled in accor­dance with our Com­plaint, Feed­back, and Com­pli­ment Policy.

9. Pri­va­cy and Data Management

9.1. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to pro­tect­ing the pri­va­cy of the per­son­al infor­ma­tion we receive and man­ag­ing infor­ma­tion in accor­dance with rel­e­vant legal obligations.

9.2. We col­lect, use, dis­close, store, secure and dis­pose of your Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion in accor­dance with the Aus­tralian Pri­va­cy Prin­ci­ples con­tained in the Pri­va­cy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Pri­va­cy Act). 

9.3. A copy of the Aus­tralian Pri­va­cy Prin­ci­ples may be obtained from the web­site of The Office of the Aus­tralian Infor­ma­tion Com­mis­sion­er at www​.aoic​.gov​.au. The CRANAplus Pri­va­cy Pol­i­cy and the Men­tal Health and Well­be­ing Pri­va­cy Pol­i­cy can be viewed at crana​.org​.au.

10. Col­lec­tion of Per­son­al Information

10.1. We col­lect and hold per­son­al infor­ma­tion that is rea­son­ably nec­es­sary for the prop­er per­for­mance of our busi­ness func­tions, ser­vices, and activities. 

10.2. We may col­lect per­son­al infor­ma­tion from you, includ­ing but not lim­it­ed to, your name, con­tact details, pro­fes­sion­al affil­i­a­tions, dietary require­ments, acces­si­bil­i­ty require­ments, and oth­er rel­e­vant infor­ma­tion. We may col­lect cred­it card details for pay­ment and book­ings. Per­son­al infor­ma­tion may be col­lect­ed through var­i­ous means, such as our web­site, reg­is­tra­tion forms, email cor­re­spon­dence, sur­veys, or dur­ing our busi­ness activities.

10.3. If you are pro­vid­ing infor­ma­tion for anoth­er per­son, you should only do so with their con­sent and you should inform them of the CRANAplus Pri­va­cy Policy.

11. Use and Disclosure

11.1. We will use your per­son­al infor­ma­tion for the pur­pose for which it was col­lect­ed. In this case this relates to pro­vid­ing edu­ca­tion ser­vices, send­ing event updates, respond­ing to enquiries, pro­cess­ing reg­is­tra­tions and asso­ci­at­ed book­ings, and man­ag­ing event logistics.

11.2. We may dis­close your per­son­al infor­ma­tion to third par­ties, includ­ing our con­trac­tors, ser­vice providers, and busi­ness part­ners, who assist us in deliv­er­ing our ser­vices. How­ev­er, we will only dis­close your infor­ma­tion to the extent nec­es­sary for;

a. your engage­ment with CRANAplus through edu­ca­tion ser­vices cours­es, mem­ber­ship or oth­er purposes,

b. man­ag­ing an event in which you are participating,

c. where required or autho­rised by law.

12. Secu­ri­ty of Per­son­al Information

12.1. Your Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion is stored in a man­ner that rea­son­ably pro­tects it from mis­use and loss and from unau­tho­rised access, mod­i­fi­ca­tion, or disclosure.

12.2. When your Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion is no longer need­ed, we will take rea­son­able steps to destroy or per­ma­nent­ly de-iden­ti­fy your Per­son­al Information.

12.3. Most of the Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion is or will be stored as a record of atten­dance or par­tic­i­pa­tion and will be kept for a min­i­mum of 7 years.

13. Access to your Per­son­al Information

13.1. You have a right to access the Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion we hold about you and request to update and/​or cor­rect it, sub­ject to cer­tain excep­tions. If you wish to access your Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion, please lodge a request through Con­tact Us” at www​.crana​.org​.au.

13.2. To pro­tect your Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion, we may require iden­ti­fi­ca­tion from you before releas­ing the request­ed information.

14. Sen­si­tive information

14.1. If it is rea­son­ably nec­es­sary in the cir­cum­stances, CRANAplus may also col­lect sen­si­tive infor­ma­tion (as defined in the Pri­va­cy Act), where you choose to pro­vide it, such as nation­al­i­ty, eth­nic back­ground, cul­tur­al diver­si­ty, or rel­e­vant health information.

14.2. Any sen­si­tive infor­ma­tion col­lect­ed by CRANAplus is received because you have pro­vid­ed it to us direct­ly. For exam­ple, you have filled in an online form and elect­ed to dis­close rel­e­vant aller­gies, dietary require­ments or med­ical con­di­tions that may be rel­e­vant to you attend­ing a course. We do not col­lect sen­si­tive infor­ma­tion with­out you know­ing and direct­ly pro­vid­ing it to us. Your con­sent to the col­lec­tion of sen­si­tive infor­ma­tion will be assumed when you pro­vide your infor­ma­tion to CRANAplus for use in accor­dance with the CRANAplus Pri­va­cy Policy.

15. Web­sites and Cookies

15.1. You are not required to pro­vide per­son­al infor­ma­tion when you vis­it our web­sites, unless you chose to by reg­is­ter­ing for an event, sub­scrib­ing to a mail­ing list or mak­ing an enquiry. Web­sites, use small text files down­loaded by your web brows­er called cook­ies. Your web brows­er should recog­nise when a cook­ie is offered and allow you to refuse or accept it. Cook­ies are pri­mar­i­ly used to enhance your online expe­ri­ence and col­lect meta data, such as your IP address and the date and time you accessed our site. This infor­ma­tion isn’t used to iden­ti­fy you or shared with anyone.

16. Dis­clo­sure Form (Fit and Able) / 17. Course requirements

16.1. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to pro­mot­ing a safe and healthy envi­ron­ment for our Employ­ees, Facil­i­ta­tors, and Par­tic­i­pants in CRANAplus cours­es. Such an envi­ron­ment is pos­si­ble only when each par­tic­i­pant can per­form the course activ­i­ties in a safe, secure, and effec­tive man­ner, and is not impact­ed by, or impact­ing the course environment. 

16.2. It is the par­tic­i­pants respon­si­bil­i­ty to com­plete a dis­clo­sure form if their abil­i­ty to per­form activ­i­ties on course may be affected.

16.3. Agree­ing to these Terms and Con­di­tions with­out a com­plet­ed dis­clo­sure form indi­cates the par­tic­i­pant is fit and able to per­form activ­i­ties required on course.

16.4. A Dis­clo­sure Form if applic­a­ble, must be com­plet­ed and returned at least five (5) work­ing days before course commencement.

17.1. Activ­i­ties may include but are not lim­it­ed to:

a. Walk­ing

b. Lift­ing

c. Bend­ing

d. Squat­ting

e. Twist­ing

f. Turn­ing

g. Kneel­ing and

h. Sit­ting for extend­ed peri­ods of time

17.2. Par­tic­i­pants must dis­close any pre-exist­ing injuries or med­ical con­di­tions that could:

a. Be aggra­vat­ed or impact their participation,

b. Pre­vent full par­tic­i­pa­tion in course activities,

c. Affect oth­ers in the course.

17.3. Par­tic­i­pants on sick leave must dis­cuss their con­di­tion with CRANAplus.

18. Code of Conduct

18.1. The pol­i­cy ensures a learn­ing envi­ron­ment that is safe, fair, equi­table, and pro­fes­sion­al, aligned with health­care indus­try stan­dards. It pre­pares par­tic­i­pants to work with vul­ner­a­ble pop­u­la­tions and fos­ters a com­mit­ment to ongo­ing learn­ing and devel­op­ment. By sub­mit­ting an enrol­ment appli­ca­tion, par­tic­i­pants agree to abide by the Terms and Con­di­tions of enrol­ment includ­ing this Code of Conduct.

18.2. CRANAplus are com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing events that are wel­com­ing and safe for all par­tic­i­pants, is free from unlaw­ful dis­crim­i­na­tion and harass­ment, and where all par­tic­i­pants are treat­ed with dig­ni­ty and respect. 

18.3. CRANAplus has a zero tol­er­ance for;

a. the use of alco­hol and oth­er drugs dur­ing train­ing sessions,

b. pla­gia­rism or cheating.

18.4. Adher­ence to this Code of Con­duct is part of accep­tance of these Terms and Con­di­tions by par­tic­i­pants, facil­i­ta­tors, coor­di­na­tors and oth­er CRANAplus staff. 

18.5. Unac­cept­able behav­iour includes, but is not lim­it­ed to:

a. Harass­ment, includ­ing ver­bal com­ments relat­ing to gen­der, sex­u­al ori­en­ta­tion, dis­abil­i­ty, race, eth­nic­i­ty, reli­gion, age, nation­al ori­gin, gen­der iden­ti­ty or expres­sion, or phys­i­cal appearance.

b. Inap­pro­pri­ate and/​or unwant­ed phys­i­cal contact.

c. Unwel­come sex­u­al attention.

d. Stalk­ing or delib­er­ate intimidation.

e. Unwant­ed pho­tog­ra­phy or record­ing (if you are asked to stop pho­tograph­ing or record­ing some­one, please do so; if some­one indi­cates that they do not want to be pho­tographed or record­ed, do not record or pho­to­graph them).

f. Dis­crim­i­na­to­ry or sex­u­al images vis­i­ble in pub­lic spaces.

g. Sus­tained or wil­ful dis­rup­tion of proceedings.

h. If you have any con­cerns relat­ed to this Code of Con­duct, please advise the course coor­di­na­tor or con­tact CRANAplus.

18.6. Par­tic­i­pants attend­ing CRANAplus edu­ca­tion ser­vices cours­es have a right to;

a. Be treat­ed with respect, equi­ty, and fairness,

b. Be emo­tion­al­ly and phys­i­cal­ly safe in the learn­ing environment,

c. Have reports of harass­ment han­dled respect­ful­ly, seri­ous­ly, and confidentially,

d. Access appeal and com­plaint process­es that pro­vide sup­port and res­o­lu­tion with­out victimisation,

e. Receive qual­i­ty train­ing and fair, equi­table assessment.

18.7. Par­tic­i­pants attend­ing CRANAplus edu­ca­tion ser­vices cours­es are expect­ed to;

a. Be respect­ful and cour­te­ous whilst in attendance,

b. Recog­nise and respect bound­aries set by oth­ers and be con­scious of differences,

c. Main­tain con­fi­den­tial­i­ty regard­ing CRANAplus mat­ters and oth­er par­tic­i­pants’ information,

d. Respect the pri­va­cy of others,

e. Take per­son­al own­er­ship and respon­si­bil­i­ty for learning.

f. Attend and par­tic­i­pate ful­ly in all train­ing sessions,

g. Noti­fy CRANAplus by phone of if you are unable to attend events pri­or to commencement,

h. Main­tain accept­able stan­dards of per­son­al pre­sen­ta­tion and hygiene,

i. Com­mu­ni­cate open­ly with CRANAplus coor­di­na­tors and facil­i­ta­tors about any issues affect­ing your learning,

j. Ensure your per­son­al details are up to date via your online User Pro­file, includ­ing dietary require­ments, and,

k. Help main­tain a tidy and safe train­ing environment.

19. Com­mu­ni­ca­tion

19.1. By par­tic­i­pat­ing in CRANAplus edu­ca­tion ser­vices, you con­sent to the use of your per­son­al and par­tic­i­pant infor­ma­tion to receive com­mu­ni­ca­tion rel­e­vant to upcom­ing cours­es and ser­vices offered. If you pre­fer not to receive this com­mu­ni­ca­tion, you can opt out by updat­ing your User Pro­file online or con­tact­ing CRANAplus.

20. With­drawals, Can­cel­la­tion, and Refunds

20.1. With­draw­al Pri­or to Course Commencement:

a. 28+ Days’ Notice:

i. Refund of course fee minus $50 admin­is­tra­tion fee.

ii. Options:

I. Con­firm request for refund.

II. Change mind and remain enrolled.

ii. Refund processed with­in 14 days after confirmation.

b. 28 Days or Less Notice:

iii. No refund of par­tic­i­pant fees.

iv. 24-hour recon­sid­er­a­tion peri­od from with­draw­al notification.

v. Course mate­ri­als are non-refundable.

vi. Refunds may be con­sid­ered for ill­ness or extreme hard­ship (see Excep­tion­al Circumstances”).

20.2. Edu­ca­tion Agree­ments with Organisations:

a. Termination/​amendment requires 56 days’ notice.

b. Costs incurred post-notice will be invoiced.

c. No par­tic­i­pant changes with­in 28 days of course date.

d. Organ­i­sa­tions are respon­si­ble for noti­fy­ing par­tic­i­pant changes and payments.

e. The con­di­tions stat­ed in 20.2 may vary if the Edu­ca­tion Agree­ment states otherwise.

20.3. With­draw­al After Course Commencement:

a. No refund of fees.

b. 24-hour recon­sid­er­a­tion peri­od from with­draw­al notification.

20.4. eRe­mote Online Learn­ing Modules:

a. No refund unless approved by an Exec­u­tive Direc­tor in spe­cial circumstances.

b. Com­ple­tion peri­ods are defined at enrol­ment, includ­ing com­ple­tion require­ments for online assessments.

20.5. Non-Atten­dance and Transfers:

a. No refund or trans­fer for non-attendance.

b. No trans­fers between cours­es; par­tic­i­pants must re-register.

20.6. Ear­ly Departure:

a. No refund for ear­ly depar­ture from a course.

b. No refund for with­drawals due to seri­ous misconduct.

20.7. Excep­tion­al Circumstances:

a. Includes ill­ness, acci­dent, fam­i­ly cri­sis, etc.

b. Detailed expla­na­tion and evi­dence required with­in 14 days.

c. Suc­cess­ful requests will incur a $50 admin­is­tra­tion fee.

20.8. CRANAplus Course Cancellation:

a. Full refund if CRANAplus can­cels, post­pones, or resched­ules a course.

b. Refunds processed with­in 14 work­ing days.

c. 70% refund if enrol­ment is with­drawn due to incor­rect information.

20.9. Mem­ber­ship Fees:

a. Non-refund­able.

b. No pro-rata refunds available.

20.10. Griev­ances:

a. Griev­ances about refund deci­sions can be raised under the Com­plaint, Feed­back or Com­pli­ment Policy.

b. Rights under Australia’s con­sumer pro­tec­tion laws are not affected.

c. For any griev­ances, please sub­mit your com­plaint through the Con­tact Us” page at www​.crana​.org​.au.

21. Intel­lec­tu­al Property

21.1. All course mate­ri­als pro­vid­ed by CRANAplus are pro­tect­ed by copy­right and are for the per­son­al use of enrolled par­tic­i­pants only.

21.2. Par­tic­i­pants may not repro­duce, dis­trib­ute, or use the course mate­ri­als for any com­mer­cial pur­pose with­out the pri­or writ­ten con­sent of CRANAplus.

22. Whistle­blow­er Policy

22.1. CRANAplus is com­mit­ted to main­tain­ing a high lev­el of legal, eth­i­cal, and moral behav­iour in gov­er­nance and oper­a­tional stan­dards and CRANAplus has a Board approved Whistle­blow­er Policy.

22.2. CRANAplus encour­ages indi­vid­u­als to dis­close sus­pect­ed mis­con­duct, with­out fear of detri­ment, where con­cerns about seri­ous instances of mis­con­duct are sup­port­ed by rea­son­able grounds.

22.3. You can find our Whistle­blow­er pol­i­cy on the CRANAplus web­site through Con­tact Us or access the pol­i­cy and ser­vice direct­ly through https://​crana​.sto​plinere​port​.com/.

23. Risk Management

23.1. At CRANAplus, risk man­age­ment involves iden­ti­fy­ing, assess­ing, and mit­i­gat­ing poten­tial risks to ensure the safe­ty and well-being of our mem­bers and clients. This process helps us con­duct all activ­i­ties and deci­sions respon­si­bly, safe­guard­ing our organ­i­sa­tion and community. 

23.2. It is your respon­si­bil­i­ty to inform CRANAplus of any spe­cial dietary, acces­si­bil­i­ty or oth­er require­ments you may have, suf­fi­cient­ly in advance to enable CRANAplus to attempt to accom­mo­date these require­ments (or where this is not pos­si­ble, inform you of such).

23.3. Use of Event venues and all asso­ci­at­ed facil­i­ties (includ­ing any car park­ing facil­i­ties) are at your own risk. 

23.4. CRANAplus accepts no lia­bil­i­ty to you or any third par­ty for any loss of or dam­age to any of your equip­ment, mate­ri­als or oth­er belong­ings brought to the Event, whether by fire, theft, acci­dent, injury or otherwise.

24. Lia­bil­i­ty

24.1. Any lia­bil­i­ty incurred by CRANAplus in con­nec­tion with the Event will be lim­it­ed to the refund of the fee paid for atten­dance. All guar­an­tees, rep­re­sen­ta­tions, con­di­tions and war­ranties of any nature are express­ly excluded. 

24.2. To the max­i­mum extent per­mit­ted by law, CRANAplus excludes all indi­rect or con­se­quen­tial lia­bil­i­ty and all lia­bil­i­ty for any loss (includ­ing indi­rect or con­se­quen­tial loss), expense, dam­age, per­son­al injury or death incurred (whether or not aris­ing from neg­li­gence) by you in con­nec­tion with the event.

25. Com­pe­ti­tion and Con­sumer and Aus­tralian Con­sumer laws

25.1. Noth­ing in these Terms and Con­di­tion lim­its, excludes or mod­i­fies or pur­ports to do so, the guar­an­tees as pro­vid­ed under the Com­pe­ti­tion and Con­sumer Act (Cth) and the Aus­tralian Con­sumer Law that apply.

26. Edu­ca­tion­al Content

26.1. Course mate­r­i­al is intend­ed to pro­vide gen­er­al edu­ca­tion­al infor­ma­tion only. It does not con­sti­tute med­ical advice, med­ical instruc­tions, clin­i­cal diag­noses or med­ical infor­ma­tion. The sce­nar­ios in this mate­r­i­al are exam­ples only, relat­ing to very spe­cif­ic cir­cum­stances with very spe­cif­ic issues and may not be rel­e­vant to your sit­u­a­tion. This mate­r­i­al is a guide only. You should not attempt to use this infor­ma­tion in place of clin­i­cal judge­ment, appro­pri­ate con­sul­ta­tion, and applic­a­ble poli­cies and pro­to­cols with­in the con­text of your employment. 

26.2. CRANAplus is not a health prac­ti­tion­er, and it is not reg­is­tered to prac­tise health care in Aus­tralia. It is the sole respon­si­bil­i­ty of each attendee to apply their own clin­i­cal and pro­fes­sion­al judge­ment and dis­cre­tion in the per­for­mance of their duties, con­sis­tent with applic­a­ble laws and with­in the scope of the attendee’s reg­is­tra­tion and practice. 

26.3. Med­ical research pro­gress­es dai­ly, clin­i­cal prac­tice rec­om­men­da­tions change reg­u­lar­ly, and Com­mon­wealth and State author­i­ties fre­quent­ly intro­duce amend­ments to stan­dards, codes, guide­lines etcetera. You must apply your clin­i­cal judg­ment with­in the scope of your reg­is­tra­tion and prac­tice to ensure cur­ren­cy, rel­e­van­cy and applic­a­bil­i­ty, con­sis­tent with the rules, reg­u­la­tions and stan­dards in your jurisdiction.

26.4. You assume full respon­si­bil­i­ty for using any infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed by CRANAplus Incor­po­rat­ed, and you under­stand and agree that, to the extent per­mit­ted by law, CRANAplus Incor­po­rat­ed and its affil­i­ates are not respon­si­ble or liable for any claim, loss of dam­age result­ing from your use of that information.

27. Con­tact

27.1. You can con­tact CRANAplus on 07 4047 6400 or through Con­tact Us at www​.crana​.org​.au.