sec.13EMandatory reporting by persons engaged in particular work

### sec.13E Mandatory reporting by persons engaged in particular work This section applies to a person (a relevant person ) who is any of the following — a doctor; a registered nurse; a teacher; a police officer who, under a direction given by the commissioner of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , is responsible for reporting under this section; a person engaged to perform a child advocate function under the Public Guardian Act 2014 ; an early childhood education and care professional. For this section, a reportable suspicion about a child is a reasonable suspicion that the child— has suffered, is suffering, or is at unacceptable risk of suffering, significant harm caused by physical or sexual abuse; and may not have a parent able and willing to protect the child from the harm. If a relevant person forms a reportable suspicion about a child in the course of the person’s engagement as a relevant person, the person must give a written report to the chief executive under section 13G . In this section— early childhood education and care professional means an individual, other than a volunteer or an individual under the age of 18, who is— any of the following under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 — an approved provider; a supervisor for a QEC approved service; an educator for a QEC approved service; or any of the following under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) — an approved provider; a nominated supervisor for an approved education and care service; an educator for an approved education and care service; a family day care co-ordinator for an approved family day care service; a family day care educator for an approved family day care service. s 13E ins 2014 No. 28 s 6 amd 2016 No. 49 s 4 (sec.13E-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (a relevant person ) who is any of the following — a doctor; a registered nurse; a teacher; a police officer who, under a direction given by the commissioner of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , is responsible for reporting under this section; a person engaged to perform a child advocate function under the Public Guardian Act 2014 ; an early childhood education and care professional. (sec.13E-ssec.2) For this section, a reportable suspicion about a child is a reasonable suspicion that the child— has suffered, is suffering, or is at unacceptable risk of suffering, significant harm caused by physical or sexual abuse; and may not have a parent able and willing to protect the child from the harm. (sec.13E-ssec.3) If a relevant person forms a reportable suspicion about a child in the course of the person’s engagement as a relevant person, the person must give a written report to the chief executive under section 13G . (sec.13E-ssec.4) In this section— early childhood education and care professional means an individual, other than a volunteer or an individual under the age of 18, who is— any of the following under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 — an approved provider; a supervisor for a QEC approved service; an educator for a QEC approved service; or any of the following under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) — an approved provider; a nominated supervisor for an approved education and care service; an educator for an approved education and care service; a family day care co-ordinator for an approved family day care service; a family day care educator for an approved family day care service. - (a) a doctor; - (b) a registered nurse; - (c) a teacher; - (d) a police officer who, under a direction given by the commissioner of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , is responsible for reporting under this section; - (e) a person engaged to perform a child advocate function under the Public Guardian Act 2014 ; - (f) an early childhood education and care professional. - (a) has suffered, is suffering, or is at unacceptable risk of suffering, significant harm caused by physical or sexual abuse; and - (b) may not have a parent able and willing to protect the child from the harm. - (a) any of the following under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 — (i) an approved provider; (ii) a supervisor for a QEC approved service; (iii) an educator for a QEC approved service; or - (i) an approved provider; - (ii) a supervisor for a QEC approved service; - (iii) an educator for a QEC approved service; or - (b) any of the following under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) — (i) an approved provider; (ii) a nominated supervisor for an approved education and care service; (iii) an educator for an approved education and care service; (iv) a family day care co-ordinator for an approved family day care service; (v) a family day care educator for an approved family day care service. - (i) an approved provider; - (ii) a nominated supervisor for an approved education and care service; - (iii) an educator for an approved education and care service; - (iv) a family day care co-ordinator for an approved family day care service; - (v) a family day care educator for an approved family day care service. - (i) an approved provider; - (ii) a supervisor for a QEC approved service; - (iii) an educator for a QEC approved service; or - (i) an approved provider; - (ii) a nominated supervisor for an approved education and care service; - (iii) an educator for an approved education and care service; - (iv) a family day care co-ordinator for an approved family day care service; - (v) a family day care educator for an approved family day care service.