Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 13B

13B Action by relevant persons under other provisions

(1) Under division 2 , if a relevant person has a reportable suspicion about a child, the person is required to report the matter to the chief executive.

(2) If a relevant person does not have a reportable suspicion about a child but considers the child is likely to become a child in need of protection if no preventative support is given, the person may take other appropriate action under this Act.

(3) For example, if the relevant person is a prescribed entity to which section 159MD (1) applies, the person may give information under that section to a service provider so the service provider can offer help and support to the child or child’s family to stop the child becoming a child in need of protection.