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Child Safety staff, employees of family based and non-familybased care services, licensees of care services, carers and adult members of the Queensland community all a responsibility to keep children safe. The following table sets out the legal requirements that help to ensure children in care are protected from harm.
| Who | Obligation | Legal authority |
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Required, as mandatory reporters, to tell Child Safety about a reasonable suspicion that a child in care has suffered, is suffering or is at unacceptable risk of suffering harm caused by physical or sexual abuse. |
Child Protection Act 1999, sections 13F and 13G Child Protection Regulation 2023, section 4 |
| Child Safety staff | Required to report to the QPS information about alleged harm to a child that may involve the commission of a criminal offence relating to the child. | Child Protection Act 1999, section 14(2) and (3) |
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All adults inclusive of Child Safety staff, licensees, and |
Required to report to the QPS information that leads the person to have a reasonable belief that a child sexual offence has been or is being committed against a child by another adult. | Criminal Code Act 1899, section 229BC |
| An adult in a postion of responsibiity within an 'institution' providing services to children | Required to take steps to remove or reduce risks of a child sexual offence posed by another adult—when the alleged offender is an employee or volunteer with the ‘institution’. | Criminal Code Act 1899, section 229BB |
| Child Safety staff | Required to take reasonable steps to ensure a child placed in a care arrangement is cared for in a way that meets the standards of care. |
Child Protection Act 1999, section 122 |
| Licensees of care services | Required to ensure that the care arrangement complies with the standards of care. | Child Protection Act 1999, section 129A |
| Licensees of care services | Required to enable and support staff to report to Child Safety any suspicions of harm caused to a child, or concerns about the standards of care. | Child Protection Regulation 2023, section 28. |
| All staff and volunteers, inclusive of Child Safety staff, approved carers and adult household members, licensees and employees of family based and non-family based care services | Required to report a reportable allegation or reportable conviction about a worker. (A ‘worker’ is defined in the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024, sections 8 and 32.) |
Child Safe Organisations Act 2024, section 33. |
Respond to concerns about a child in care
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