Child Abuse Case Study

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Question 1:
You are in a university course and your age is 17 years. For the purposes of the Children’s Protection Act 1993 (SA) are you to still a child?

Yes, for the purpose of the Act, I am still considered a child at the age of 17. A child is defined in the Act as, a person who is under the age of 18 (s 6).

Question 2:
You are living in rural South Australia and operating part-time as a volunteer at the local SA Ambulance Service depot. You commonly attend at call-outs and often help in demonstrations for local school children. Is there any section of the Children’s Protection Act 1993 (SA) that would help to settle the question of whether you are, or are not a mandated reporter under the Act?

Section 11 within the Act infers that …show more content…

If a health professional fails to notify authorities of a firm and well-founded suspicion of child abuse formed while conducting their official duties, they would be subject to a fine of a maximum of $10,000 (s 11(1)).

Question 7:
In South Australia, to whom should you report your suspicions of abuse or neglect? [To answer this question visit: https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/child-protection/reporting-child-abuse rather than citing your textbook]

Within South Australia, reports of suspicions of abuse or neglect to should be given to the Child Abuse Report Line (CARL) on 13 14 78 or via the online reporting system (https://www.families.sa.gov.au/reporting-child-abuse/report-child-abuse-or-neglect).

Question 8:
‘In Western Australia it is not an offence for nominated professionals to fail to report suspicions of child abuse’. Is this statement true or false, and in either case what supports your answer?

This statement is false, according to the textbook, within all Australian jurisdictions it is an offence for a nominated professional to fail to notify the appropriate authorities when child abuse is suspected (Text, page

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