The following document contains slides used in local child safeguarding training of Church leaders in New South Wales:
The following documents form a child protection training packet specific to New South Wales.
- 5 Dec 2018 Area Presidency Letter
- 26 Mar 2018 First Presidency Letter and Preventing and Responding to Abuse outline
- Memorandum from Area Presidency to Priesthood Leaders
- Instructions to members
- National Child Safety Code of Conduct
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Reporting Abuse to NSW Authorities
- Department of Family and Community Services
- General Public line (24 hours) 13 21 11
- Mandated Persons line (24 hours) 13 36 27
Any person in NSW who believes that a child is being or may be abused or neglected may call 13 21 11 or, in an emergency, the police (000). A reporter of child abuse who acts in good faith is protected from liability.
NSW law — Duty to Report Child Abuse Offence
Any adult who knows or believes or reasonably ought to know:
- That a child abuse offence has been committed, and
- Knows or believes that they have information (first obtained after 31 August 2018) that might be of material assistance to the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the offender, and
- Who fails without a reasonable excuse to bring that information to the attention of the police, is guilty of an offence. Penalty 2 years imprisonment.
- (Crimes Act 1900, s316A – https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au)