No legislation for nurses, teachers, police and other professionals
At 1 January 2003, doctors were the only profession in Queensland under any form of mandatory reporting duty.
1.5.4.2. Key changes, 2013-12: Queensland
The legislation has changed significantly in the period 2003-2012, especially for nurses and teachers. Queensland has now introduced new mandatory reporting legislation for doctors and nurses, for all four forms of child abuse and neglect. There is also mandatory reporting provisions for school staff, although this duty is very limited (applying to sexual abuse only). However, the reporting duties in Queensland are still narrower than most other jurisdictions.
