Mandatory reporting
1.12. MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE
The Victorian Government introduced legislation in 1993 which requires various professional groups to notify Child First or Department of Human Services Victoria if they have reasonable grounds to believe that a child is at risk of sexual abuse or physical injury resulting from abuse or neglect. This law is commonly referred to “mandatory reporting of child abuse”. Police, doctors and nurses were gazetted as mandated reporters in November 1993. Teachers were gazetted as mandatory reporters during 1994.
Staff should also refer to and familiarise themselves with Section 15 of this Handbook in relation to protocols for mandatory reporting.
The Victorian Government introduced legislation in 1993 which requires various professional groups to notify Child First or Department of Human Services Victoria if they have reasonable grounds to believe that a child is at risk of sexual abuse or physical injury resulting from abuse or neglect. This law is commonly referred to “mandatory reporting of child abuse”. Police, doctors and nurses were gazetted as mandated reporters in November 1993. Teachers were gazetted as mandatory reporters during 1994.
Staff should also refer to and familiarise themselves with Section 15 of this Handbook in relation to protocols for mandatory reporting.
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