- Introduction
- Brief History of the Diocese
- Map of Diocese
- Diocesan Law Book and Diocesan Year Book
- General Synod
- Provincial Synod of New South Wales
- Diocesan Synod
- Summary of clergy conditions 2019
- Clergy Stipend
- Parental Leave Policy
- Clergy Removals
- Clergy and Lay Minister MDR Guidelines
- Clergy and Lay Minister MDR Template
- Clergy Assistance Program
- Diocesan Senior Leadership Team Charter April 2019
- Liturgical Guidelines Issued by the Bishop of Newcastle April 2018
- Guidelines for Confirmation
- Commissioning of Clergy
- Commissioning Service November 2018
- Pastoral Courtesies
- Section 3.9a Model Code of Conduct – updated May 2021
- Section 3.9b Confidentiality Agreement
- Section 3.9c Annual Declaration for Governance Bodies
- Conflict of Interest
- Responsible Persons (under the ACNC)
- Creating Sustainable Ministry
- Section 5.1 Incumbency Vacancy
- Section 5.2 Parish Electoral Roll
- Section 5.3 Parish Annual General Meeting
- Section 5.4 Privacy Policy
- Section 5.5 Delegated Authority Register
- Section 5.6 Parish Council Safety Delegate
- Section 5.6 Nomination Form for Parish Council Safety Officer
- Section 5.7 Hire Agreement Policy and Process for Handbook
- Section 5.8 (Pending)
- Section 5.9 Copyright and the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle
- Section 6.1(a) Minimum Requirements for a New Rectory
- Section 6.1(b) Guidelines when refurbishing existing Rectories
- Section 6.2 Parish Management of Clergy Housing
- Section 6.2.1 Clergy Housing Flowchart
- Section 6.3 Alternate Clergy Housing Flowchart
- Section 6.4 Clergy Housing – Alternative Arrangements for Stipendiary Clergy Housing
- Section 7.1 – Diocesan Document Retention and Disposal Policy for Diocesan Records
- Section 7.2 – Document Retention and Disposal Policy for Parish Records
- Section 7 – Schedule of Records to be Archived
- Section 7 – Schedule of Records to be Destroyed
- Section 8.0 Employment of Laity and other Staff in Parishes
- Section 8 – Clerks Award Summary Mar 2012
- Section 8 – The National Employment Standards Summary
- Section 8 – Casual Employment Contract
- Section 8 – Fixed Term Project Employment Contract
- Section 8 – Permanent Full Time Employment Contract
- Section 8 – Permanent Part Time Employment Contract
- Section 10.1 Discretionary Funds Surplice Fees Policy
- Section 10.2 Handling the Offering and Cash
- Section 10.3 Parish Financial Management
- Section 10.4 Parish Contribution
- Section 10.5 GST and the Parish PART 1
- Section 10.5 GST and the Parish PART 2
- Section 12.1 Trustees of Church Property of the Diocese of Newcastle
- Section 12.2 Permanent and Temporary Trusts
- Section 12.3 Bequests
- Section 12.4 Diocesan Property Title Deeds
- Section 13.1 Developing, Refurbishing, Maintaining, Selling or Purchasing Property and Related Matters
- Section 13.2 Church, Fittings, Furniture and Ornaments Application
- Section 13.2 Faculty Application Form
- Section 13.3 Closure of a Church Building
- Section 13.4 Long Term Planning for Land and Buildings (no longer applicable)
- Section 13.5 Delegation to Diocesan Chief Executive
- Section 13.6 Hazardous Substance Identification
- Section 13.7 Columbaria and Memorial Gardens
- Section 13.8 External Funding Grants for Property Projects
- Section 13.9 Submissions to the DSPU
- Section 13.10 Petition for Consecration
New policies have replaced those which have been repealed, with some previous policies having been renumbered to now form Section 13. Section 14 of the Handbook is now blank.
https://www.newcastleanglican.org.au/safe-ministry/
- Section 16.0 – WHS Policy
- Section 16.1 – Introduction from Bishop Brian
- Section 16.2 – WHS Roles and Responsibilities Statement
- Section 16.2.1 – WHS Definitions
- Section 16.3 – Hazard & Risk Management
- Section 16.3.5 – Hazard Report Form
- Section 16.4 – Hazardous Manual Tasks
- Section 16.5 – Plant Operation & Maintenance
- Section 16.6 – Managing Fall Hazards
- Section 16.7 – First Aid
- Section 16.8 – Safe Cash Handling
- Section 16.9 – Asbestos Management
- Section 16.10 – Personal Protective Equipment
- Section 16.11 – Workplace Parish Inspection Checklist
- Section 16.12 – Task Risk Assessment Form
- Section 16.12.1 – Task Risk Assessment Worksheet
- Section 16.13 – Ergonomic Checklist
- Section 16.14 – Contractor Management
- Section 16.15 – General WHS Contractor Criteria Checklist
- Section 16.16 – Contractor Non-Conformance Form
- Section 16.17 – Construction WHS Contractor Criteria Checklist
- Section 16.18 – Contractor Induction Checklist
- Section 16.19 – WHS Induction & Management of Workers
- Section 16.19.5 -WHS Induction & Training Checklist
- Section 16.20 – Emergency Preparedness
- Section 16.21 – Incident Notification and Management
- Section 16.21.5 – Incident Report Form
- Section 16.21.6 – Incident Investigation Form
- Section 16.22 – WHS Consultation & Issue Resolution