Under the Child Youth and Family Services Act, which duty is specified?

• A. Duty to maintain confidentiality
• B. Duty to enforce building codes
• C. Duty to report to police only
• D. Duty to report physical harm, neglect, or abuse to the local Children's Aid Society.

Answer: (D)

The obligation is to make a report to the local Children's Aid Society when there are reasonable grounds to believe a child or youth is in need of protection due to physical harm, neglect, or abuse. This mandatory reporting duty is the mechanism by which child protection is activated: CAS receives the report, assesses risk, and takes steps to protect the child. It supersedes a general duty of confidentiality in these cases, and it is not about enforcing building codes or reporting only to police—the mandated channel is the CAS, with police involvement only as needed in specific circumstances.