A complaints process has been created to assist you make a complaint to the Institute and to ensure that a complaint is handled in a fair and courteous manner and within established time frames.
The process ensures that a complaint is treated as confidential and that you are kept informed about how the investigation of your complaint is progressing.
No complainant shall be victimised or discriminated against as a result of a complaint being lodged.
A complaint should, in the first instance, be made to the Head of Department/Senior Educator/Education Manager responsible for that teaching area or the Head of Administrative Department that the complaint relates to.
If you are not sure who is responsible for the matter you wish to complain about, or if you do not feel comfortable or consider it appropriate to contact the responsible Head of Department, please contact the Institute’s Complaints and Appeals Coordinator, by email complaints@holmesglen.edu.auor phone on 9564 2046.
If your complaint is unable to be resolved informally you can submit a formal complaint by completing a Complaint Form. Download the complaint submission form (PDF 118kb)
Within five business days of a complaint being received, the Complaints and Appeals Coordinator will send you a written acknowledgement.
The Responsible Manager will commence an investigation of the complaint. The Responsible Manager may need to contact you to seek further information about the complaint. The Manager will finalise their investigation, within 10 business days after commencing it. If the investigation requires more time to be completed, the Manager will contact you, to advise you.
Complaints can be made:
You may like to refer to:
Your complaint should be clear and to the point. Summarise in a couple of sentences precisely what your complaint is about. Do not give excessive detail and set out in a logical order.
Your complaint should include:
The Responsible Manager will inform you of the outcome of their investigation of the complaint in writing. Should there be a reason for the findings not being released, you will be advised of the decision and the basis on which that decision was made.
If you wish to appeal the findings of your formal complaint you can submit an appeal by completing an Appeal Form.
Within five business days of an Appeal Form being received, the Complaints and Appeals Coordinator will send you a written acknowledgment.
The Chief Executive or Executive Director, will finalise their review of the original decision findings of the investigation within 20 days of receiving the request for the review. They will inform you of the outcome in writing.
If you consider that we have not resolved your complaint, you may contact Ombudsman Victoria via email ombudvic.vic.gov.au or by phone 9613 6222
The Institute's Privacy Policy details how we handle your personal and health information and how you can access and correct it.
If you are concerned that we may have breached our privacy obligations or our policy, first contact the area that you initially provided your personal information to.
If you are not satisfied with the response, email privacy@holmesglen.edu.au giving as much detail as possible in relation to your concern.
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your privacy complaint, you can refer it to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner or the Health Complaints Commissioner (for health information).
