The WA Government said it expected to introduce the necessary amendments in the second half of this year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-23/wa-to-extend-child-sex-abuse-reporting-to-religious-ministers/11140342
Mandatory reporting laws in WA already apply to doctors, teachers, nurses, midwives, police and school boarding supervisors.
Anyone convicted of failing to report child sexual abuse faces a $6,000 fine.
The new requirements would apply to “recognised leaders within faith communities who are authorised to conduct, religious worship”, the WA Government said.
2019-06-03