Child Abuse and Neglect: a socio-legal Study of Mandatory Reporting in Australia

Minor change to name of legislation (commencing 11 August 2006)

There was no change to this situation until 2006, when the title of legislation changed to the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (No. 39) commencing 11 August 2006. The key provisions were renumbered ss 364-366, with no change to their content.

Minor change to clarify children who were the object of the legislation’s concern

Sections 365 and 366 were amended by the Education and Training Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (No 40) to clarify that the duty applied to ‘any of the following’ who the staff member was aware or reasonably suspected had been sexually abused by another person who is an employee of the school –

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  A student under 18 years attending the school;
  
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  A pre-preparatory age child registered in a pre-preparatory learning program at the school;
  
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  A person with a disability who is being provided with special education at the school.