As the principal Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Gavin Duarte adheres to the Psychology Board of Australia’s (AHPRA) Code of Conduct (effective as of December 2025). Adherence to the Code ensures that all services provided are safe, effective, and collaborative using the scientist-practitioner model, as is best practice in Australia. Gavin is committed to maintaining high standards of competence and engaging in culturally reflective, as well as identity (e.g. LGBTQIA+ or neurodivergent individuals) safe practices to create an environment where they feel supportive.

Gavin believes in working in partnership with his clients. Section 1.1 of the AHPRA Code of Conduct (2025) emphasizes that decisions about care should be shared. During the initial intake, Gavin will openly discuss your needs and his specific training, knowledge and experience to ensure he is the best Psychologist to support you with your reasons for referral. If he believes you would benefit more from a different service, he will help refer you to a practitioner who can better meet your needs. Please note: Our services are not intended to support legal or court proceedings, parenting capacity assessments, or other dispute processes. We do not provide court reports or act as expert witnesses. If you become involved in legal proceedings that may require your psychologist's involvement, you must notify us immediately. In such circumstances, we may be unable to continue providing services to protect the integrity of the therapeutic relationship.

We maintain accurate, legible, and secure client records as required by Section 8.5 of the AHPRA Code of Conduct. Records are securely held via the Halaxy platform to protect privacy and are retained for the legally required period (at least 7 years for adults, or until age 25 for children).

Daily Growth Psychology uses NovoNote, an Australian owned and operated automated AI tool, to assist with taking session notes. NovoNote transcribes the session to create a summary, which is saved as part of your file. The audio is never saved. NovoNote complies with Australian Privacy Principles and its security protocols can be reviewed here: NovoPsych.com.au/NovoNote_Security.(https://www.google.com/search?q=http://NovoPsych.com.au/NovoNote_Security)