Judicial Commission of NSW Annual Report 2017-18

Judicial Commission of NSW — Annual Report 2017–18 74 Our people Work health and safety policy Our WHS policy is based on ensuring that our staff and other people who are at the Commission’s place of work are not exposed to risks to their health or safety. The Chief Executive retains ultimate responsibility for WHS risk management in our day- to-day operations. Our WHS policy is published on the Commission’s intranet. Communicating with our employees Round table meetings for all staff are held throughout the year and are an opportunity for staff to learn about work-related activities and developments. A staff member usually gives a presentation about business developments or special projects. Minutes of the meetings are published on our intranet. Our employees are informed about policies and procedures on our intranet and notice boards. Directors have an open- door policy and publish monthly reports about their department’s progress. Departmental managers have regular meetings with employees to discuss workflow and work-related issues. Pictured at the ARA awards ceremony are (l–r) Kate Lumley, Manager, Publications and Communications; Ernest Schmatt AM PSM, Chief Executive; Antonia Miller, Senior Legal Editor and Murali Sagi PSM, Deputy Chief Executive. 2016–17 Annual Report wins gold award Commission staff attended the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) held in June 2018 in Sydney to accept a gold award for our 2016–17 Annual Report. This was our eighth consecutive gold award. This report was also one of five finalists for the 2018 Report of the Year. For the third year running, the Annual Report has also been nominated for the Governance Reporting special award. The ARA has a long-established objective to improve the standards of financial reporting and promote transparent communication. Each year, a dedicated team of adjudicators review between around 300 annual reports, judging the content against a comprehensive and exacting criteria. A number of Judicial Commission staff have acted as adjudicators since 2009–10, giving feedback and advice to other organisations in our “industry” sector seeking to help create award- winning annual reports.