doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000012017
Article type: Original Research
1 January 1982
Volume 7 Issue 3
doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000012017
Article type: Original Research
1 January 1982
Volume 7 Issue 3
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The School, Teachers and Child Abuse
Simon Petrie
Simon Petrie
CITATION: Petrie S. (1982). The School, Teachers and Child Abuse. Children Australia, 7(3), 406. doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000012017
Abstract
Recent proposed changes to family welfare legislation in Queensland (Parliamentary White Paper, 1981) include consideration of the extension of the mandatory reporting of cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, to encompass occupational groups other than medical practitioners. At the present time, only medical practitioners are obliged to report cases of abuse or neglect, under Section 76K of the Health Act (1937–1979) and Amendment Act (1980), Division XI B - maltreatment of children.