Analysis
Title
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Welfare and interests of child or young person paramount
4 Duties of Director-General
5 Protection of person reporting ill-treatment or neglect of child or young person
6 Investigation of report of ill-treatment or neglect of child or young person
7 Referral of care or protection cases to Care and Protection Co-ordinator by other persons or by Court
8 Unaccompanied children and young persons
9 No application to be made unless family group conference has been held
10 New heading and section substituted
11 New sections substituted
12 New sections substituted
13 Support orders
14 Duty to provide support
15 Court may make orders for access and exercise of other rights by parents and other persons
16 Application for variation or discharge of orders made under this Part of this Act
17 Persons who may apply for variation or discharge of order
18 Court may direct holding of family group conference to consider application
19 Court may vary or discharge order
20 Court to obtain and consider plan for child or young person before making certain orders
21 Court to direct who is to prepare plan
22 Court to set date for review of plan
23 Review of plan
24 Court to set date for further review of plan
25 Agreements for extended care of severely disabled children and young persons
26 Agreements with controlling authorities of homes registered under Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975
27 Further provisions relating to medical, psychiatric, and psychological examinations
28 Report by Social Worker
29 Adjournments
30 Child or young person to be informed of rights before questioned by enforcement officer
31 Rights to be explained to child or young person on request
32 Persons who may be nominated for the purposes of section 221 (2) (b) or (c)
33 Persons who may be nominated for the purposes of section 229 (1) (a)
34 Family group conference not required in certain cases
35 Time limits for convening of family group conferences
36 Consultation on convening of family group conference
37 Persons entitled to attend family group conference
38 New sections inserted
39 Effect of order imposing fine or requiring payment of compensation or restitution or forfeiture of property
40 Application of District Courts Act 1947 and Summary Proceedings Act 1957
41 Grounds for placement in secure care
42 Court may authorise continued detention in secure care
43 Renewal of approval for continued detention in secure care
44 Lapse of authority for detention in secure care
45 New heading and section substituted
46 Amendments consequential on section 45
47 Amendment to Summary Proceedings Act 1957
48 Amendment to Coroners Act 1988
49 Amendment to Child Support Act 1991

Schedule(s)

1 : Amendments to Principal Act Consequential on Amendments Made by Section 45