Child Protection

In reply to Mr DULUK (Davenport) (6 May 2015).

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector): I have been advised:

When school staff believe a child is at risk, they make a report to the Child Abuse Report Line (CARL).

If the notification is screened-in for further Families SA assessment and response, the notification is allocated to the appropriate office.

If the risk to a child relates to an incident that occurred at a school or on a department site, staff are required to write a critical incident report and log this on the Incident Management Reporting System (IRMS). Guidelines are in place for reporting these incidents and the type and individual nature of an incident will dictate timelines for reporting and responses.