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Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance

Part 3—Division 2
Ord. No. 23 of 2024
Section 12
A2851

(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.