sec.123AMeaning of risk-assessed role

### sec.123A Meaning of risk-assessed role A risk-assessed role is a role for which the normal duties are likely to require, permit or facilitate contact with a child, that is of a type, or happens in a context, that may create an unacceptable level of risk for the child. For subsection (1) , the normal duties of a person’s role are likely to require or permit the type of contact mentioned in that subsection if the duties include— physically touching a child; or building a rapport with a child as an integral and ordinary part of the performance of the duties. For subsection (1) , the normal duties of a person’s role are likely to facilitate the type of contact mentioned in that subsection if the duties allow access to a child’s personal details, including, for example, a child’s contact details. In this section— contact includes— physical contact; and face-to-face contact; and oral, written and electronic communication. rapport means a relationship or understanding that is more than merely polite and functional. s 123A ins 2022 No. 7 s 39 (sec.123A-ssec.1) A risk-assessed role is a role for which the normal duties are likely to require, permit or facilitate contact with a child, that is of a type, or happens in a context, that may create an unacceptable level of risk for the child. (sec.123A-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the normal duties of a person’s role are likely to require or permit the type of contact mentioned in that subsection if the duties include— physically touching a child; or building a rapport with a child as an integral and ordinary part of the performance of the duties. (sec.123A-ssec.3) For subsection (1) , the normal duties of a person’s role are likely to facilitate the type of contact mentioned in that subsection if the duties allow access to a child’s personal details, including, for example, a child’s contact details. (sec.123A-ssec.4) In this section— contact includes— physical contact; and face-to-face contact; and oral, written and electronic communication. rapport means a relationship or understanding that is more than merely polite and functional. - (a) physically touching a child; or - (b) building a rapport with a child as an integral and ordinary part of the performance of the duties. - (a) physical contact; and - (b) face-to-face contact; and - (c) oral, written and electronic communication.