How will the role of mandatory reporters change and what are they expected to do?
If you are a mandatory reporter, you will consult the Mandatory Reporter Guide (MRG) and report to Community Services those matters which reach the threshold of risk of significant harm (prior to these changes the threshold was risk of harm). If the risk is below the threshold, then services should be provided to the family at the local level and you are not required to report to Community Services. Where a mandatory reporter still has concerns about the safety, welfare or wellbeing of a child and the concerns do not reach the new threshold for reporting to Community Services, there are a range of options including: • talking to the family/child to see what the issues are, whether you are able to assist them or to help them to access other support services such as Family Referral Services or local support services • it may be you are aware that another agency is working with the family and you can contact them to seek information and to work together to support the family (new exchange
