Any incident where there is a reasonable belief that physical or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring while at the service.

Section 174(2) of the National Law and Regulation 175(2) of the National Regulations apply.

Notify QECNT within 7 days of becoming aware of the incident.

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Section 174(2)(c) requires that QECNT is notified of information in respect of any other prescribed matters.

Regulation 175(2) provides a list of prescribed matters that must be notified to QECNT.

This list includes any incident where there is cause to reasonably believe that physical abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring while being educated and cared for by the approved service.

Special Note: section 26(1) of the Northern Territory Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 also requires the mandatory reporting of any reasonable belief that a child is being, or has been, abused or neglected. Go to: https://nt.gov.au/law/crime/report-child-abuse for further details.

Next Steps

  1. Make a mandatory report to the:
    • Northern Territory Police: 131 444 (000 in an emergency); or
    • Child Abuse Hotline: 1800 700 250
  2. Login to the National Quality Agenda IT System
  3. Complete I01 Notification of Incident form and provide any required attachments.

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