South Australian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (OVERSIGHT AND ADVOCACY BODIES) ACT 2016 (NO 48 OF 2016) - SECT 4

4—Meaning of rights, development and wellbeing

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, a reference to the "rights" of children and young people will be taken to include a reference to rights recognised in accordance with statutory and common law, rights set out from time to time in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and rights set out in any other relevant international human rights instruments.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act, a reference to the "development" of children and young people will be taken to include a reference to the physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth of each individual from birth through to adulthood.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Act, a reference to the "wellbeing" of children and young people will be taken to include a reference to—

            (a)         the care, development, education, physical and mental health and safety of each individual from birth through to adulthood; and

            (b)         the cultural welfare and wellbeing of children and young people.