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The Child Safe Environments (Child Protection) Policy (PDF 365KB) provides the mandatory requirements for the protection and support of children and young people through the establishment and maintenance of child safe environments across SA Health, in accordance with:
National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
Sections 114 – 115 of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (CYPS Act)
Sections 64 – 65 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (CLC Act)
Sections 50E and 50F of the Civil Liability Act 1936 (CL Act).
This policy applies to all employees, students, volunteers, and contractors of SA Health of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) including state-wide services aligned with those LHNs, and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) and relates specifically to their contact with children and young people.
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