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

Stage 2 Part 2: Detailed Yearly Analyses

Stage 2

Part 2: Detailed yearly analyses

This section provides detailed analyses of the reporting practices of the major mandated reporting groups.

Table 2.1 compares the reporting practices of the major mandated reporting groups combined with those of the other reporting groups combined, by abuse type, and outcome of reports. 

Tables 2.2 to 2.5 outline the outcomes of reports by abuse type, year, and reporter groups. 

Tables 2.6.1 to 2.6.7 detail reporting by reporter groups, by abuse type, outcome of report, and year.

2.1 Number of reports by year, by abuse type, and outcome, for combined major mandated reporter groups compared with other reporter groups combined

	Emotional abuse	Neglect	Physical abuse	Sexual abuse	Not investigated	Investigated	Substantiated	Not substantiated	Total
2003
Combined major mandated reporter groups	624	384	328	222	776	782	309	473	1,558
Other reporter groups combined	848	587	296	174	1,002	903	321	582	1,905
Totals:	1,472	971	624	396	1,778	1,685	630	1,055	3,463
2004
Combined major mandated reporter groups	911	664	564	393	1,438	1,094	373	721	2,532
Other reporter groups combined	1,348	985	497	397	1,738	1,489	494	995	3,227
Totals:	2,259	1,649	1,061	790	3,176	2,583	867	1,716	5,759
2005
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,216	759	636	428	1,805	1,234	587	647	3,039
Other reporter groups combined	1,523	1,244	531	362	2,039	1,621	711	910	3,660
Totals:	2,739	2,003	1,167	790	3,844	2,855	1,298	1,557	6,699
2006
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,642	920	654	404	2,213	1,407	567	840	3,620
Other reporter groups combined	2,124	1,199	423	345	2,429	1,662	635	1,027	4,091
Totals:	3,766	2,119	1,077	749	4,642	3,069	1,202	1,867	7,711
2007
Combined major mandated reporter groups	2,025	957	707	375	3,088	976	365	611	4,064
Other reporter groups combined	2,358	1,152	402	321	3,180	1,053	400	653	4,233
Totals:	4,383	2,109	1,109	696	6,268	2,029	765	1,264	8,297

	Emotional abuse	Neglect	Physical abuse	Sexual abuse	Not investigated	Investigated	Substantiated	Not substantiated	Total
2008
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,717	930	767	369	3,039	744	410	334	3,783
Other reporter groups combined	1,762	1,153	423	323	2,939	722	374	348	3,661
Totals:	3,479	2,083	1,190	692	5,978	1,466	784	682	7,444
2009
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,891	1,073	841	433	3,444	794	408	386	4,238
Other reporter groups combined	2,078	1,214	394	269	3,285	670	327	343	3,955
Totals:	3,969	2,287	1,235	702	6,729	1,464	735	729	8,193
2010
Combined major mandated reporter groups	1,973	1,273	912	490	3,899	749	320	429	4,648
Other reporter groups combined	2,137	1,330	563	369	3,649	750	294	456	4,399
Totals:	4,110	2,603	1475	859	7,548	1,499	614	885	9,047
2011
Combined major mandated reporter groups	2,131	1,400	836	512	4,013	866	364	502	4,879
Other reporter groups combined	2,314	1,212	493	437	3,627	829	358	471	4,456
Totals:	4,445	2,612	1,329	949	7,640	1,695	722	973	9,335
2012
Combined major mandated reporter groups	2,158	1,274	918	561	3,905	1,006	371	635	4,911
Other reporter groups combined	2,427	1,166	520	410	3,625	898	350	548	4,523
Totals:	4,585	2,440	1438	971	7,530