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Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance

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Schedule 2

[ss. 4 & 14]

Serious Harm

1. Any harm that endangers a child’s life, or harm that endangers a child’s physical health and requires urgent medical treatment, including—

(a) loss of any limb or the function of any limb;

(b) loss of sight or hearing;

(c) injury to any internal organ;

(d) fracture of any bone;

(e) burn on body surface;

(f) wound that causes nerve, muscle or tendon damage or severe haemorrhage; and

(g) loss of consciousness or impaired consciousness.

2. Any harm that endangers a child’s psychological health or development, including—

(a) mental derangement; and

(b) prolonged psychological trauma,

but does not include any emotional reaction (such as distress, grief, fear and anger) that is a response to the ordinary vicissitudes of life.

3. Any harm caused by coercing or enticing a child to take part in—

(a) rape;

(b) incest;