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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.13BAction by relevant persons under other provisions
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### 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.