13Responsibility to prevent abuse or neglect or certain behaviour

### 13 Responsibility to prevent abuse or neglect or certain behaviour > > (1)  An adult who knows, or believes or suspects on reasonable grounds, that a child is suffering, has suffered or is likely to suffer abuse or neglect has a responsibility to take steps to prevent the occurrence or further occurrence of the abuse or neglect. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 13 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 22 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Aug 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-08-01/act-2009-022#GS5@Hpa@EN) If, while a woman is pregnant, an adult knows, or believes or suspects on reasonable grounds, that the child of that pregnancy once born – > > > > > > (a) is reasonably likely to suffer abuse or neglect; or > > > > > > > (b) is reasonably likely to require medical treatment or other intervention as a result of the behaviour of the woman, or another person with whom the woman resides or is likely to reside, before the birth of the child  – > > > > that adult has a responsibility to take steps to prevent the occurrence of that abuse or neglect or that behaviour. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 13 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 22 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Aug 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-08-01/act-2009-022#GS5@Hpb@EN) One step the adult may take to prevent the occurrence of abuse or neglect of a child, or behaviour referred to in [subsection (1A)(b)](#GS13@Gs1A@Hpb@EN) , is to inform the Secretary or a Community-Based Intake Service of – > > > > > > (a) his or her knowledge, belief or suspicion; and > > > > > > > (b) the basis of that knowledge, belief or suspicion.