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CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 (NO 96 OF 2005) - SECT 182

Who is a mandatory reporter?

    (1)     The following persons are mandatory reporters for the purposes of this Act—

        (a)     a registered medical practitioner;

        (b)     a person registered under the Nurses Act 1993 ;

        (c)     a person who is registered as a teacher under the Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001 or has been granted permission to teach under that Act;

        (d)     the head teacher or principal of a State school within the meaning of the Education Act 1958 or of a school registered under Part III of that Act;

        (e)     a member of the police force;

        (f)     on and from the relevant date, the proprietor of, or a person with a post-secondary qualification in the care, education or minding of children who is employed by, a children's service to which the Children's Services Act 1996 applies or a person nominated under section 16(2)(b)(iii) of that Act;

        (g)     on and from the relevant date, a person with a post-secondary qualification in youth, social or welfare work who works in the health, education or community or welfare services field and who is not referred to in paragraph (h);

        (h)     on and from the relevant date, a person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 to perform the duties of a youth and child welfare worker;

              (i)     on and from the relevant date, a registered psychologist;
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        (j)     on and from the relevant date, a youth justice officer;

        (k)     on and from the relevant date, a youth parole officer;

        (l)     on and from the relevant date, a member of a prescribed class of persons.

    (2)     In paragraph (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (l) of sub-section (1) "the relevant date" , in relation to a person or class of persons referred to in that paragraph, means the date fixed for the purposes of that paragraph by an Order made by the Governor in Council and published in the Government Gazette.

    (3)     In the case of sub-section (1)(l), different dates may be fixed by Order in Council for the purposes of different prescribed classes of persons.



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