sec.13FMandatory reporting relating to children in care

### sec.13F Mandatory reporting relating to children in care This section applies to a person (a relevant person ) who is any of the following— an authorised officer; a public service employee employed in the department; a person employed in a departmental care service or licensed care service; an approved carer; a person employed in an entity mentioned in section 82 (1) (f) . For this section, a reportable suspicion about a child in care 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. If a relevant person forms a reportable suspicion about a child in care, the person must give a report to the chief executive under section 13G . In this section— child in care means a child placed in care under section 82 (1) . s 13F ins 2014 No. 28 s 6 amd 2022 No. 7 s 17 (sec.13F-ssec.1) This section applies to a person (a relevant person ) who is any of the following— an authorised officer; a public service employee employed in the department; a person employed in a departmental care service or licensed care service; an approved carer; a person employed in an entity mentioned in section 82 (1) (f) . (sec.13F-ssec.2) For this section, a reportable suspicion about a child in care 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. (sec.13F-ssec.3) If a relevant person forms a reportable suspicion about a child in care, the person must give a report to the chief executive under section 13G . (sec.13F-ssec.4) In this section— child in care means a child placed in care under section 82 (1) . - (a) an authorised officer; - (b) a public service employee employed in the department; - (c) a person employed in a departmental care service or licensed care service; - (d) an approved carer; - (e) a person employed in an entity mentioned in section 82 (1) (f) .