Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00106:clause:2_11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00106
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 11
Character Range: 53418–54676

11  Circumstances in which a child is not taken to be at risk of serious abuse or neglect
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a child is not taken to be at risk of serious abuse or neglect solely because:
 (a) of the income of the individual or individuals with respect to whom the child is an FTB child or regular care child; or
 (b) of the ethnic, cultural, religious or racial background of the child or the child's immediate family; or
 (c) of the geographical location in which the child and the child's immediate family resides; or
 (d) the child's place of residence is, statistically, an area of socio‑economic disadvantage; or
 (e) the child is likely to benefit from early childhood education and care programs; or
 (f) the child has a disability; or
 (g) the child is in a foster care or kinship care arrangement.
 (2) Where a circumstance listed in subsection (1) applies in relation to a child, that circumstance may only be considered:
 (a) in conjunction with other circumstances or matters; and
 (b) only to the extent that it is relevant to determining whether a child is taken to be at risk of serious abuse or neglect in accordance with section 9.

Division 2A—Circumstances relevant to ACCS (child wellbeing) certificates and determinations