{"id":2463,"date":"2025-02-24T00:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T00:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/?page_id=2463"},"modified":"2025-05-20T17:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:15:32","slug":"standards-codes-of-conduct-and-accreditations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/standards-codes-of-conduct-and-accreditations\/","title":{"rendered":"Standards, Codes of Conduct and Accreditations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2463\" class=\"elementor elementor-2463\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d68b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72d68b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e014c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e014c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standards, Codes of Conduct and Accreditations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950dd18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"950dd18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5beddf e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5beddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cf5d5 elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"13cf5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2474\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/our-policies-and-procedures\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Our Policies &#038; Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3738\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/contact-us\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117063b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"117063b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#383838\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc0cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc0cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Standards, Codes of Conduct and Accreditations<\/h2><p>MAA International takes compliance, standards, and work-ethics seriously. We aim to maintain the highest levels of standards in everything we do. Our work is also guided by these additional codes of conduct and standards, which we observe and adhere to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9479ce8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9479ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d070b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d070b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd41c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd41c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-24.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1075\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#383838\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8b78d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8b78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Australian Charities &amp; Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC)<\/h3><p>As a registered charity MAA complies with the ACNC (Australian Charity and not-for-profit Commission) Act 2012. We have also received the ACNC \u201cRegistered Charity Tick\u201d which serves as a reassurance to our donors and stakeholders that MAA is transparent and accountable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5c58b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be5c58b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a68699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a68699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-23.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1074\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#383838\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa72541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa72541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)<\/h3><p>MAA is a full member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and therefore, a signatory of the ACFID Code of Conduct. We are also committed to the\u00a0ACFID Fundraising Charter.\u00a0Complaints relating to alleged breaches of the code can be made to the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee via\u00a0www.acfid.asn.au\/code-of-conduct\/complaints-and compliance-monitoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#383838\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dc828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46dc828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MAA also practices and supports ACFID\u2019s contribution to the development and promotion of the global\u00a0Core Humanitarian Standard\u00a0(CHS). The CHS describes the essential elements of principled, accountable and high-quality humanitarian action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38736e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38736e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHS_Diagram_small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHS_Diagram_small.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHS_Diagram_small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CHS_Diagram_small-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#383838\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c803751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c803751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Workplace Laws<\/h2><p>MAA is committed to complying with all workplace laws. To ensure that all those who work with us are treated fairly and with respect, we are compliant with:<\/p><ul><li>Fair Work Act 2009<\/li><li>Work Place Gender Equality Act 2012<\/li><li>Privacy Act 1988<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standards, Codes of Conduct and Accreditations Standards, Codes of Conduct and Accreditations MAA International takes compliance, standards, and work-ethics seriously. We aim to maintain the highest levels of standards in everything we do. 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