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24Meaning of “neglect”
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24 Meaning of “neglect”
24 Meaning of “neglect”
Neglect, of a child, means a significant failure to provide adequate and proper food, supervision, nursing, clothing, medical aid or lodging for the child, that causes or is likely to cause harm to a child, by—
(a) a person with parental responsibility for the child, or
(b) an authorised carer of the child, or
(c) an employee, if the child is in the employee’s care.
Examples of neglect—
s 24: Am 2025 No 46, Sch 1[14].