1. Recruitment Procedure – All appointments are based on merit and equity.

2. Confidentiality – The information on this application will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be used in connection with prospective employment with Torbay Lifestyles & Care Ltd. Torbay reserves the right to check all details provided.

3. Privacy - The information you provide will be maintained under the Privacy Act 1998 and the Aged Care Act 1997. In regards to your application, potential employment contract and personal information provided to Torbay Lifestyles & Care Ltd, will ensure that your records are secure and information will not be released without your consent.

4. Physical/Medical (Item 9) - Torbay Lifestyles & Care Ltd is committed to providing a safe working environment for all employees. It is our objective to ensure that employees are not required to work in duties that they are not able to perform safely.

It is a requirement that employees declare any pre-existing injury or disease of which they are aware and reasonably foresee could be affected by the nature of their work.

Failure to declare, making a false or misleading disclosure may result in refusal of compensation for any recurrence, aggravation, exacerbation or deterioration of the injury or illness.

Applicants selected for interview will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of the position/s applied for.

5. Referees (Item 11)– Before an offer of employment is made, whether an internal applicant or a new employee to Torbay Lifestyles & Care Ltd, at least 2 reference checks may be made. The referees must be recent and ideally include the applicants current employer. If in doubt as to the nature of the referees, the applicant may be asked for clarification and additional referees if necessary

6. Visa Status (Item 13) – To be eligible for employment, applicants must have the appropriate work visa or have permanent residency status – refer Migration Act 1958. As there are a number of different valid working visas, individual cases should be referred to Personnel for clarification. The visa status of an individual may impact on the conditions of employment to be offered.

7. Equal Opportunity Employer (Item 14) – Along with reporting on EEO initiatives, Torbay practices equal opportunity in employment, promotion, training, conditions of employment and personnel practices for all its employees