Mandatory Reporting of Suspicion that a Child or Young Person is or may be at Risk Policy
Version 5.0 approved 18 March 2024
The Mandatory Reporting of Suspicion that a Child or Young Person is or may be at Risk Policy (PDF 366KB) provides the mandatory requirements to ensure SA Health staff understand and comply with their duty of care and obligations relating to suspicion that a child or young person (including unborn children) is or may be at risk in accordance with the Children and Young Person (Safety) Act 2017 (the CYPS Act), and relating to suspected child sexual offences committed by another person employed by their LHN/SAAS in accordance with the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (CLC Act).
Applicability
This policy applies to all employees, students, volunteers, contractors, and all persons otherwise engaged to work (staff) at SA Health, that is the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) including state-wide services aligned with those Networks and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS).