Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 123A

123A Meaning of risk-assessed role

(1) A
"risk-assessed role" is a role for which the normal duties are likely to require, permit or facilitate contact with a child, that is of a type, or happens in a context, that may create an unacceptable level of risk for the child.

(2) For subsection (1) , the normal duties of a person’s role are likely to require or permit the type of contact mentioned in that subsection if the duties include—

(a) physically touching a child; or

(b) building a rapport with a child as an integral and ordinary part of the performance of the duties.

(3) For subsection (1) , the normal duties of a person’s role are likely to facilitate the type of contact mentioned in that subsection if the duties allow access to a child’s personal details, including, for example, a child’s contact details.

(4) In this section—

"contact" includes—

(a) physical contact; and

(b) face-to-face contact; and

(c) oral, written and electronic communication.

"rapport" means a relationship or understanding that is more than merely polite and functional.