Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance
Part 3—Division 2
Ord. No. 23 of 2024
Section 12
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- (f) the identity of the professional, or the information, has already been lawfully disclosed or made available to the public; or
- (g) the disclosure is made to prevent or mitigate a real risk of injury to a person.
(4) A person is taken to have established a matter that needs to be established for a defence under subsection (3) if—
- (a) there is sufficient evidence to raise an issue with respect to that matter; and
- (b) the contrary is not proved by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt.
12. No liability incurred by making reports
(1) A specified professional does not incur any civil or criminal liability only by making a report.
(2) A specified professional must not be held to have breached any code of professional conduct or ethics, or to have departed from any accepted standards of professional conduct, only by making a report.
(3) To avoid doubt, in this section, a reference to making a report includes providing supplementary information in connection with the report.
