(1) A person who is in a position of trust or authority towards a young person, who in the course of his or her duty becomes aware of any act of abuse committed against that young person shall as soon as is practicable make a written report of the case to any police officer, or to the Government department responsible for social services.
(2) A person mentioned in subsection (1) who without reasonable cause fails or refuses to make such report to the police officer commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
(3) No civil action shall be brought against a person mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of a report made under that subsection in good faith for the purpose of complying with that subsection.
(4) In this section “abuse” means an unlawful sexual intercourse or connection with a young person in terms of Sub-Part C (Sexual Offences) or unlawful use of force on a young person.
(5) In this section “person who is in a position of trust or authority” includes a parent, guardian, teacher, medical practitioner, social worker, drivers of school buses or any other person having charge of a young person.