CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 13I Reporting obligation arises when reportable suspicion is formed

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 13I

13I Reporting obligation arises when reportable suspicion is formed

To remove any doubt, it is declared that—

(a) a relevant person is not required to give a report under section 13G until the person has formed a reportable suspicion about a child; and

Example—

After observing injuries on a child’s body, a doctor or teacher considers it possible that a parent of the child has physically abused the child or failed to protect the child from physical abuse. After obtaining further information about the family’s circumstances, the doctor or teacher forms a reportable suspicion about the child under section 13E .

(b) once a relevant person has formed a reportable suspicion about a child, the person must comply with section 13G even though the person is taking, or has taken, other action in relation to the child.