Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if the director-general—
(a) receives a voluntary report or a mandatory report about a child or young person; or
(b) otherwise believes or suspects that a child or young person may be at risk of significant harm.
(2) The director-general must carry out the assessment the director-general considers necessary to decide whether the child or young person is at risk of significant harm.
(3) While carrying out the assessment, the director-general may also provide, or assist in providing, services to strengthen and support the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the child or young person and their family.
(4) The director-general must, as soon as practicable, attempt to identify whether the child is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person.
(5) The director-general may refer a matter raised in a report, or that the director-general otherwise becomes aware of, to the chief police officer if the director-general suspects that it relates to a criminal offence.