CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 124C
CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 124C
124C . Reports under s. 124B, form and content of
(1) A report may be
written or oral but if oral the reporter must make a written report as soon as
practicable after the oral report is made.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $3 000.
(2) A written report
may, but does not need to be, in a form approved by the CEO.
(3) A report is to
contain —
(a) the
name and contact details of the reporter; and
(b) the
name of the child or, if the child’s name cannot be obtained after
reasonable inquiries, a description of the child; and
(c) if,
or to the extent, known to the reporter —
(i)
the child’s date of birth; and
(ii)
information about where the child lives; and
(iii)
the names of the child’s parents or other
appropriate persons as defined in section 41(1);
and
(d) the
grounds for the reporter’s belief that the child has been the subject of
sexual abuse or is the subject of ongoing sexual abuse; and
(ea) if,
or to the extent, known to the reporter —
(i)
the name of any person alleged to be responsible for the
sexual abuse; and
(ii)
the person’s contact details; and
(iii)
the person’s relationship to the child;
and
(e) any
other information that is prescribed.
(4) A person mentioned
in section 124B(2)(b) or (c) who receives —
(a) a
written report must give the report to the CEO as soon as practicable after
receiving it; or
(b) an
oral report must inform the CEO of the contents of the report as soon as
practicable after receiving it.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $6 000.
(5) As soon as
practicable after receiving a written report the CEO must advise the reporter
of the receipt.
[Section 124C inserted: No. 26 of 2008 s. 5;
amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 72 and 85; No. 23 of 2015 s. 48; No. 18 of 2021
s. 76.]