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    A mandatory reporter noticed suspicious injuries on a 4-year old girl named Ava at their childcare center. The injuries included bruising around her rib and what appeared to be four cigarette burns on her legs. When asked about the injuries, Ava became distressed and said it was a "secret" while trying to cover herself. The girl's father and grandmother did not provide an explanation. As a mandatory reporter, they are required to report their suspicions of abuse to the Department of Communities and Justice and consider how to continue supporting Ava and her family.

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    A mandatory reporter noticed suspicious injuries on a 4-year old girl named Ava at their childcare center. The injuries included bruising around her rib and what appeared to be four cigarette burns on her legs. When asked about the injuries, Ava became distressed and said it was a "secret" while trying to cover herself. The girl's father and grandmother did not provide an explanation. As a mandatory reporter, they are required to report their suspicions of abuse to the Department of Communities and Justice and consider how to continue supporting Ava and her family.

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    A mandatory reporter noticed suspicious injuries on a 4-year old girl named Ava at their childcare center. The injuries included bruising around her rib and what appeared to be four cigarette burns on her legs. When asked about the injuries, Ava became distressed and said it was a "secret" while trying to cover herself. The girl's father and grandmother did not provide an explanation. As a mandatory reporter, they are required to report their suspicions of abuse to the Department of Communities and Justice and consider how to continue supporting Ava and her family.

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    NSW Decision Making Tree

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    A mandatory reporter noticed suspicious injuries on a 4-year old girl named Ava at their childcare center. The injuries included bruising around her rib and what appeared to be four cigarette burns on her legs. When asked about the injuries, Ava became distressed and said it was a "secret" while trying to cover herself. The girl's father and grandmother did not provide an explanation. As a mandatory reporter, they are required to report their suspicions of abuse to the Department of Communities and Justice and consider how to continue supporting Ava and her family.

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    Completed by: For your Records; document child/young

    person’s details once printed

    Date completed: 04/09/22

    NSW Mandatory Reporter Guide – Decision Report

    This Decision Report is an explanation of the MRG outcome based on your answers to the decision tree questions.
    This should be printed and/or saved for your records.

    Your Duty of Care as a Mandatory Reporter

    It is a legal requirement for a mandatory reporter to report their suspicions to the Department of Communities and
    Justice. However, s.29A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection Act 1998) recognises that
    making a report does not necessarily exhaust a mandatory reporter’s duty of care to a child, young person or their
    family.

    This means that a mandatory reporter’s duty of care is not over when they make a report to the Child Protection
    Helpline.

    A mandatory reporter should consider how they can continue to respond to the needs of the child, young person
    and their family. There are also other support services available for children, young people and families that may be
    able to help. See further resources below.

    If you think the child or young person is in immediate danger, phone 000 immediately.

    Immediate Report to the Child Protection Helpline


    Please create an eReport or phone 132 111

    Details to provide when making your report


    When making a Report you need to be able to tell the Child Protection Helpline as much information as you have
    about:

    Child or young person details – Name, address, D.O.B., siblings.


    Incident details – Date, type of risk, person/s causing or contributing to harm.
    Impact of the incident on the child or young person.
    Network of support around the child or young person.
    Your personal and contact details.
    Interpreter/support requirement: whether a language or sign interpreter may be required, whether a support
    is required for a person with a disability or an Aboriginal agency is involved.

    Resources to help you support the child or young person

    General Practice Guide


    Responding to and Reporting risk of Abuse and Neglect
    What is Information Exchange
    Risk Specific Practice Support
    MRG and reporting to the Child Protection Helpline

    Summary of your MRG Answers


    Main Concern: Physical Abuse
    You are aware or reasonably suspicious of a current injury.
    The child/young person or another person (including reporter) says the injury was not caused by the
    parent/carer or other adult household memberAND/OR the injury was accidental OR the child/young person
    or another person (including reporter) says the injury was caused by the parent/carer or other adult
    household member AND the injury was accidental.
    The injury is suspicious.
    The explanation for the injury is not inconsistent.
    There are injuries of various ages.
    You are not aware of a pattern of multiple injuries.
    You are not aware of excessive discipline.
    The child is under the age of 5 or has a disability.
    The child/young person is not refusing or afraid to go home.
    True

    Additional Comments:

    Name: Ava Date: 18th June, 2022 DOB:7/8/18 Age: 4y During water play Ava became soaked so she went inside
    to change her clothes. After she removed her dress, I noticed she had bruising around her right rib and what looked
    like four cigarette burns on the tops of her legs. I asked her “How did you get these”. Ava held up her dress to
    cover herself and said “go away you can’t look at that”. Grandma said it’s a secret. Ava’s dad didn’t mention
    anything about her injuries that morning upon arrival to the centre. I am concerned that Ava is being maltreated by
    her family. I will tell my supervisor about Ava's condition and investigate if she is in any danger.

    Name: Ava Date: 18th June, 2022 DOB:7/8/18 Age: 4y During water play Ava became soaked so she went inside
    to change her clothes. After she removed her dress, I noticed she had bruising around her right rib and what looked
    like four cigarette burns on the tops of her legs. I asked her “How did you get these”. Ava held up her dress to
    cover herself and said “go away you can’t look at that”. Grandma said it’s a secret. Ava’s dad didn’t mention
    anything about her injuries that morning upon arrival to the centre.

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