344What is significant harm?

344 What is significant harm? significant harm to a child or young person means any detrimental effect of a significant nature on the safety, welfare or wellbeing of the (2) Without limiting subsection (1), significant harm may be caused by 1 or more of the following circumstances: (a) the child or young person experiencing— (i) sexual abuse, grooming or sexual exploitation; or

Part 10.2 Important concepts—care and protection chapters (ii) physical or emotional abuse; (b) the child’s or young person’s basic physical, emotional, developmental or psychological needs not being met; (c) the child or young person being exposed to family violence. (3) A circumstance mentioned in subsection (2) may relate to— (a) a single act, omission or circumstance; or (b) a combination or accumulation of acts, omissions or circumstances. family violence—see the Family Violence Act 2016, section 8.