46Information as to maltreatment of child

46 Information as to maltreatment of child

If a person has informed an authorized officer before the commencement day of a suspicion that a child has suffered maltreatment or that there is a risk of a child suffering maltreatment, that person is taken to have informed the Secretary under section 13 or 14 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 , as the case requires, of a belief, suspicion or knowledge that the child has been or is being abused or neglected or that there is a reasonable likelihood of the child being killed or abused or neglected.