Deakin U announces mandatory vax but not NSW Training

Vice Chancellor Iain Martin delivers on his announced duty to lead

The university states vaccination will be required to be on its campuses across staged re-openings and from January, when they will be open to all. (Ex people with a government approved vax exemption).

“We have worked within the framework set out by the state and federal governments, and it is now clear that public spaces will increasingly be open only to people who are fully vaccinated,” Vice Chancellor Iain Martin says.

Professor Martin also points to a staff survey which found, 74 per cent agree with mandatory vaccination for students and 77 per cent for Deakin U employees – 3.5 per cent of staff do not intend to be vaccinated

Deakin U joins La Trobe U, Monash U, Swinburne U and Uni Melbourne in making vax mandatory, or signalling it will be (CMM October 1).

Professor Martin started the mandatory vax public discussion among university managements in August saying, “I believe we have a duty to lead by example when it comes to acknowledging that vaccination is both a tool to protect one person and a public health intervention to protect communities,” (CMM August 10).

NSW Government agency suggests VET providers talk to a lawyer

Training NSW (“responsible for government-funded VET”) suggests (as of October 1) providers might consider whether a vaccination policy “is necessary for their workplace.” If TAFEs, group training organisation and other providers do, they “should consider their workplace circumstances and whether they need legal advice about their obligations”