sec.13BAction by relevant persons under other provisions

### sec.13B Action by relevant persons under other provisions Under division 2 , if a relevant person has a reportable suspicion about a child, the person is required to report the matter to the chief executive. If a relevant person does not have a reportable suspicion about a child but considers the child is likely to become a child in need of protection if no preventative support is given, the person may take other appropriate action under this Act. For example, if the relevant person is a prescribed entity to which section 159MD (1) applies, the person may give information under that section to a service provider so the service provider can offer help and support to the child or child’s family to stop the child becoming a child in need of protection. s 13B ins 2014 No. 28 s 6 amd 2017 No. 44 s 10 (sec.13B-ssec.1) Under division 2 , if a relevant person has a reportable suspicion about a child, the person is required to report the matter to the chief executive. (sec.13B-ssec.2) If a relevant person does not have a reportable suspicion about a child but considers the child is likely to become a child in need of protection if no preventative support is given, the person may take other appropriate action under this Act. (sec.13B-ssec.3) For example, if the relevant person is a prescribed entity to which section 159MD (1) applies, the person may give information under that section to a service provider so the service provider can offer help and support to the child or child’s family to stop the child becoming a child in need of protection.