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Welcome to the NSW Online Mandatory Reporter Guide |
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From 24 January 2010 mandatory reporters are encouraged to use this Online Mandatory Reporter Guide, to guide decision making, about whether or not a report to the Child Protection Helpline is appropriate under the new risk of significant harm reporting threshold.
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This Guide is intended to complement rather than replace critical thinking and does not prohibit a mandatory reporter from any course of action he/she believes is appropriate. If you become concerned that a child or young person known to you in your capacity as a mandatory reporter is being abused or neglected, or is likely to be abused or neglected, this Mandatory Reporter Guide (MRG) is a resource to help you make a decision about whether to report. Start on this page, and select the main decision tree that most closely matches the concerns you have. If you have more than one concern, start with your most serious concern. After selecting the applicable decision tree, you will be asked questions. It is important to read the accompanying definitions to complete a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer until a final decision is reached. After completion of each decision tree, a decision report will issue with an explanation of the outcome based on your completion of the decision tree. This should be printed and/or saved for your records. If your concern does not fit any of the decision trees, it is probably not reportable, but you may consult with your Department’s Child Wellbeing Unit (CWU) and/or your supervisor as appropriate. You may call the Child Protection Helpline to report directly however the report should always be informed by having used the Mandatory Reporting Guide which defines the reporting threshold for statutory child protection reports, i.e., whether or not to report to Community Services. |
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Please click on the link on the right hand side for updated information on Reportable Conduct and new content regarding Historical Allegations. |
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Community Services, an agency of the NSW Department of Family and Community Services, is licensed to reproduce, install and display SDM materials for internal purposes. Any modification or addition has to be approved by the US-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). NCCD will then grant a licence to use such agreed modifications or additions for internal purposes only. |
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