Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance
Part 1
Ord. No. 23 of 2024
Section 3
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Authority (主管當局) means—
- (a) the Director; or
- (b) the Commissioner of Police;
child (兒童) means a person below the age of 18 years;
court (法庭) includes a magistrate;
Director (署長) means the Director of Social Welfare;
report (舉報) means a report made under section 4(1);
responsible person (負責人), in relation to a child, means a person who has attained the age of 18 years and has the custody, charge or care of the child;
specified professional (指明專業人員) means a person specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
3. Application to public officers
This Ordinance applies to public officers in the same way as it applies to persons who are not public officers.