Under Protect Duty, a named senior individual may need to justify the decisions made to assess risk, protect the public and define appropriate measures.
For many organisations, this is an unfamiliar burden. The issue is not only whether a policy exists. It is whether the decision-making behind that policy is clear and defensible.
A named individual may be accountable for decisions relating to risk, preparedness and public protection.
Leadership teams need clarity on responsibility, governance and decision-making.
Effective decisions require clarity, rationale and defensibility.
The challenge is not simply understanding the legislation. It’s making decisions that may one day need to be defended.
Understanding who is accountable and what decisions they are responsible for.
Assessing risk in the context of people, premises and operations.
Defining measures that are appropriate to the operating environment.
Strengthening oversight, assurance and organisational accountability.
Decision Assurance is Aegis' approach to helping organisations move from legislative obligation to a defensible position.
It supports leadership teams to understand the decisions they are accountable for, define a proportionate position, document the rationale behind those decisions, strengthen readiness, governance and assurance and build a position capable of standing up to scrutiny.
Decision Assurance helps organisations move beyond legislative obligation and towards a position that can be explained, evidenced and defended.
Understand obligations and the implications for premises, people and leadership.
Make proportionate decisions based on risk, context and operational reality.
Ensure decisions are documented, explained and capable of standing up to scrutiny.
Our commitment to leadership teams is to bring clarity on responsibility, risk, proportionality, governance and evidence.
Clear answers to common questions around Protect Duty responsibilities, governance, and advisory support.
No. Compliance matters, but Protect Duty also creates a decision-making and accountability challenge for senior leaders.
A defensible position means your organisation can explain the decisions it has made, why those decisions are proportionate and how they align to your operating context.
Because organisations need to interpret their responsibilities in context. A generic checklist may not be enough to demonstrate that decisions were informed, proportionate and defensible.
Organisations should act early. Getting to a defensible position requires assessment, leadership engagement and proportionate action.
Responsible Persons should consider who holds responsibility, what decisions they are accountable for, whether Protect Duty applies and whether current decisions could withstand scrutiny.
Discuss Protect Duty responsibilities, leadership accountability and decision assurance with Aegis.
