182Who is a mandatory reporter?

182 Who is a mandatory reporter? (1) The following persons are mandatory reporters for the purposes of this Act— (a) a registered medical practitioner; S. 182(1)(b) substituted by Nos 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 10.2), 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 12.4). (b) a nurse; S. 182(1)(ba) inserted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 12.4). (ba) a midwife; S. 182(1)(c) amended by Nos 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 7.2(a)), 19/2014 s. 89(2). (c) a person who is registered as a teacher or an early childhood teacher under the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006** or has been granted permission to teach under that Act; S. 182(1)(d) substituted by No. 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 7.2(b)). (d) the principal of a Government school or a non-Government school within the meaning of the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006**; S. 182(1)(e) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.5). (e) a police officer; S. 182(1)(ea) inserted by No. 30/2019 s. 9. (ea) a person in religious ministry; S. 182(1)(f) amended by No. 80/2011 s. 79(Sch. item 2.2) (as amended by No. 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 6)), substituted by No. 37/2019 s. 19. (f) on and from the relevant date, the approved provider or nominated supervisor of or a person with a post-secondary qualification in the care, education or minding of children who is employed or engaged by, a children's service within the meaning of the **Children's Services Act 1996**; S. 182(1)(fa) inserted by No. 80/2011 s. 79(Sch. item 2.3). (fa) on and from the relevant date, the approved provider or nominated supervisor of, or a person with a post-secondary qualification in the care, education or minding of children who is employed or engaged by an education and care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria); (g) on and from the relevant date, a person with a post-secondary qualification in youth, social or welfare work who works in the health, education or community or welfare services field and who is not referred to in paragraph (h); (h) on and from the relevant date, a person employed under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004** to perform the duties of a youth and child welfare worker; (i) on and from the relevant date, a registered psychologist; (j) on and from the relevant date, a youth justice officer; (k) on and from the relevant date, a youth parole officer; (l) on and from the relevant date, a member of a prescribed class of persons. S. 182(2) amended by No. 19/2014 s. 89(3). (2) In paragraph (f), (fa), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (l) of subsection (1) ***the relevant date***, in relation to a person or class of persons referred to in that paragraph, means the date fixed for the purposes of that paragraph by an Order made by the Governor in Council and published in the Government Gazette. (3) In the case of subsection (1)(l), different dates may be fixed by Order in Council for the purposes of different prescribed classes of persons. Division 2—Report to protective intervener