Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 13H

13H Conferrals with colleague and related information sharing

(1) A relevant person may give information to a colleague, and a colleague may give information to a relevant person, for any of the following purposes—

(a) for the relevant person to form a suspicion about whether a child has suffered, is suffering, or is at unacceptable risk of suffering, significant harm caused by physical or sexual abuse;

(b) in the case of a relevant person under section 13E —for the relevant person to form a suspicion about whether a child has a parent able and willing to protect the child from harm mentioned in paragraph (a) ;

(c) for the relevant person to give a report under section 13G or keep a record about giving a report;

(d) for the relevant person or colleague to take appropriate action to deal with suspected harm or risk of harm to a child.

Examples for paragraph (d)—

1 A teacher with a reportable suspicion about a child under section 13E may give information to the principal at the school to enable the principal to take appropriate action to protect the child or other children from risk of harm.

2 An educator under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) with a reportable suspicion about a child under section 13E may give information to the nominated supervisor for the approved education and care service, within the meaning of that Law, to enable the supervisor to take appropriate action to protect the child or other children from risk of harm.

(2) In this section—

"colleague" , of a relevant person, means a person working in or for the same entity as the relevant person.