Mandatory Reporting of Suspicion that a Child or Young Person is or may be at Risk Policy

Version 5.1 approved 17 March 2026

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 reporting suspicion that a child or young person 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 Local Health Network (LHN)/SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) in accordance with the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (CLC Act).

Applicability

This policy applies to all employees and contracted staff of SA Health; that is all employees and contracted staff of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), LHNs including state-wide services aligned with those Networks and SAAS.