South Australian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN'S PROTECTION (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO 76 OF 2005) - SECT 10

10—Amendment of section 11—Notification of abuse or neglect

        (1)         Section 11(1), penalty provision—delete the penalty provision and substitute:

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (2)         Section 11(2)—after paragraph (g) insert:

            (ga)         a minister of religion;

            (gb)         a person who is an employee of, or volunteer in, an organisation formed for religious or spiritual purposes;

        (3)         Section 11(2)(j)—delete "non-government agency" and substitute:

non-government organisation

        (4)         Section 11(2)(j)—after "education," insert:

sporting or recreational,

        (5)         Section 11—after subsection (3) insert:

        (4)         This section does not require a priest or other minister of religion to divulge information communicated in the course of a confession made in accordance with the rules and usages of the relevant religion.

        (5)         A person does not necessarily exhaust his or her duty of care to a child by giving a notification under this section.