New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsOn receipt of a report that a child or young person is suspected of being at risk of harm:
(a) the Director-General is to make such investigations and assessment as the Director-General considers necessary to determine whether the child or young person is at risk of harm, or
(b) the Director-General may decide to take no further action if, on the basis of the information provided, the Director-General considers that there is insufficient reason to believe that the child or young person is at risk of harm.
Note: Under section 248, the Director-General may direct certain bodies, including the Police Service, a government department or agency, a public authority, a school, an area health service and a hospital to furnish the Director-General with information concerning the safety, welfare and well-being of a child or young person.