TABLE OF PROVISIONS Preamble PART 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Terms used in this Act 4. Presumptions of parentage 5. Status of notes PART 2 -- Objects and principles Division 1 -- Objects 6. Objects Division 2 -- General principles relating to children 7. Principle that best interests of child paramount 8. Determining the best interests of a child 9. Guiding principles 10. Principle of child participation Division 3 -- Principles relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children 11. Relationship with principles in Division 2 12. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child placement principle 13. Principle of self-determination 14. Principle of community participation PART 3 -- Administrative matters Division 1 -- The Minister 15. Agreements in respect of social services 16. Delegation by Minister Division 2 -- The Community Development Ministerial Body 17. Meaning of “Ministerial Body” 18. The Community Development Ministerial Body 19. Purpose and nature of the Ministerial Body 20. Execution of documents by the Ministerial Body Division 3 -- The CEO 21. Functions of CEO 22. Cooperation and assistance 23. Exchange of information 24. Delegation by CEO Division 4 -- Authorised officers 25. Appointment of authorised officers 26. Identity cards Division 5 -- Advisory bodies 27. Establishment of advisory bodies PART 4 -- Protection and care of children Division 1 -- Introductory matters 28. When child is in need of protection 29. Provisional protection and care: meaning and effect 30. Child in the CEO’s care Division 2 -- Powers available to safeguard or promote child’s wellbeing Subdivision 1 -- General powers of CEO 31. CEO may cause inquiries to be made about child 32. Further action by CEO Subdivision 2 -- Powers relating to investigation 33. Access to child for purposes of investigation 34. Warrant (access) Subdivision 3 -- Provisional protection and care 35. Warrant (provisional protection and care) 36. Action after child taken into provisional protection and care under warrant 37. Provisional protection and care without warrant if child at immediate and substantial risk 38. Action after child taken into provisional protection and care without warrant 39. Provisional care plan Subdivision 4 -- Other powers 40. Power to keep child under 6 years of age in hospital 41. Power to move child to safe place Division 3 -- Protection orders Subdivision 1 -- Introductory matters 42. Terms used in this Division 43. Protection order Subdivision 2 -- Applications for, and making of, protection orders 44. Application for protection order 45. Court may make protection order 46. No order principle Subdivision 3 -- Protection orders (supervision) 47. Protection order (supervision) 48. Duration of protection order (supervision) 49. Extension of protection order (supervision) 50. Conditions of protection order (supervision) 51. Variation of conditions of protection order (supervision) 52. Authorised officer entitled to have access to child 53. Provision of social services Subdivision 4 -- Protection orders (time-limited) 54. Protection order (time-limited) 55. Duration of protection order (time-limited) 56. Extension of protection order (time-limited) Subdivision 5 -- Protection orders (until 18) 57. Protection order (until 18) 58. Restriction on making protection order (until 18) 59. Duration of protection order (until 18) Subdivision 6 -- Protection orders (enduring parental responsibility) 60. Protection order (enduring parental responsibility) 61. Restriction on making protection order (enduring parental responsibility) 62. Duration of protection order (enduring parental responsibility) 63. Conditions of protection order (enduring parental responsibility) 64. Variation of conditions of protection order (enduring parental responsibility) 65. Court may order payments to enduring parental carer 66. Provision of social services Subdivision 7 -- Revocation and replacement of protection orders 67. Revocation of protection order 68. Replacement of protection order Subdivision 8 -- General 69. Applications for extension, variation, revocation or replacement of protection orders 70. Form of protection order 71. Child’s date of birth 72. Parties to proceedings to be given copy of protection order 73. Maintenance of children under certain orders Division 4 -- Negotiated placement 74. Meaning of “child” 75. Negotiated placement agreement 76. Duration of negotiated placement agreement 77. Termination of negotiated placement agreement Division 5 -- Children in the CEO’s care Subdivision 1 -- Charter of Rights 78. CEO to prepare Charter of Rights Subdivision 2 -- Placement arrangements 79. Power of CEO to arrange placement of child 80. Guidelines for placement of certain children 81. Matters relevant to placement of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children 82. Payment for care under placement arrangement 83. Inspection of place where child living 84. Authorised officer may request carer to hand over child 85. Warrant (apprehension) where child not handed over 86. Warrant (apprehension) where child absent or taken without authority 87. Apprehension without warrant in certain circumstances Subdivision 3 -- Care plans 88. Meaning of “parent” 89. Care plan 90. Review of care plan Subdivision 4 -- Review of case planning decisions 91. Terms used in this Subdivision 92. Case review panel 93. Initial review 94. Review of CEO’s decision 95. Procedure Division 6 -- Provisions about leaving the CEO’s care 96. People who qualify for assistance 97. Entitlement to personal material 98. Social services 99. Information and advisory services 100. Financial assistance Division 7 -- Offences Subdivision 1 -- Children generally 101. Failing to protect child from harm 102. Leaving child unsupervised in vehicle 103. Tattooing or branding 104. Providing long-term care for young children Subdivision 2 -- Children under placement arrangements 105. Terms used in this Subdivision 106. Removing child from State 107. Removing child from place of residence 108. Harbouring child 109. Preventing child’s return 110. CEO may prohibit communication with child 111. Evidentiary provision Division 8 -- Powers of restraint, search and seizure 112. Terms used in this Division 113. Prerequisites for exercise of power 114. Child may be restrained 115. Child may be searched 116. Certain articles may be seized 117. How seized articles to be dealt with 118. Use of reasonable force 119. Prescribed procedures Division 9 -- Warrants 120. Applying for warrant 121. Authority conferred by warrant (access) 122. Authority conferred by warrant (apprehension) 123. Authority conferred by warrant (provisional protection and care) 124. Execution of warrant Division 10 -- General 125. Access to child 126. Recovery of certain expenditure 127. Power of CEO to give consent 128. Records 129. Protection from liability for giving information 130. General powers of police officers not affected PART 5 -- Protection proceedings Division 1 -- Terms used in this Part 131. Terms used in this Part Division 2 -- Adjournment and interim orders 132. Adjournment of proceedings 133. Interim orders 134. Variation or revocation of interim order 135. Authorised officer entitled to have access to the child Division 3 -- Pre-hearing conferences 136. Court may order pre-hearing conference 137. Confidentiality of pre-hearing conference Division 4 -- Reports about child 138. Meaning of “report” 139. Court may require report 140. Access to written report 141. Confidentiality of report 142. Protection from liability for preparing or giving report Division 5 -- Proposals about arrangements for child 143. CEO to provide Court with proposal for child 144. Court to consider proposal Division 6 -- Procedural matters 145. General conduct of protection proceedings 146. Court not bound by rules of evidence 147. Parties to the proceedings 148. Legal representation of child 149. Presence of child in court 150. Evidence of child 151. Standard of proof 152. Intervention by Attorney General 153. Court to facilitate party’s participation in proceedings 154. Court may dispense with requirement for service 155. Frivolous or vexatious proceedings PART 6 -- Transfer of child protection orders and proceedings Division 1 -- Introductory matters 156. Purpose of Part 157. Terms used in this Part Division 2 -- Transfer of child protection orders Subdivision 1 -- Administrative transfers 158. When CEO may transfer order 159. Persons whose consent is required 160. CEO to have regard to certain matters 161. Notification of decision to transfer 162. Limited period in which to apply for judicial review of decision 163. Review by State Administrative Tribunal Subdivision 2 -- Judicial transfers 164. When Court may transfer order 165. Service of application 166. Court to have regard to certain matters 167. Type of order 168. Court must consider report from the CEO 169. Appeals Division 3 -- Transfer of child protection proceedings 170. When Court may transfer child protection proceeding 171. Service of application 172. Court to have regard to certain matters 173. Interim order 174. Appeals Division 4 -- Registration 175. Filing of interstate orders in the Court 176. Registration of interstate orders 177. Notification by registrar of Court 178. Effect of registration 179. Revocation of registration Division 5 -- General 180. Legal representation of child 181. Effect of registration of transferred order 182. Transfer of Court file 183. Hearing and determination of transferred proceeding 184. Disclosure of information 185. Discretion of CEO to consent to transfer 186. Evidence of consent of relevant interstate officer 187. Offence to remove child PART 7 -- Employment of children 188. Terms used in this Part 189. School Education Act 1999 not affected 190. Prohibition on employment of child under 191. Exceptions to section 190 192. Prohibition on employment of child to perform in indecent manner 193. Power of CEO to prohibit or limit employment of child 194. False information 195. Powers of authorised officers 196. Proceedings against employers may be taken by industrial inspectors PART 8 -- Child care services Division 1 -- Introductory matters 197. Terms used in this Part 198. Meaning of “child care service” 199. Guiding principles 200. Crown bound Division 2 -- Licensing requirement 201. Requirement for licence Division 3 -- Application for and grant of licence 202. Who may apply for licence 203. Application for licence 204. Further information relevant to application 205. Grant of licence 206. General restrictions on grant of licence 207. Restrictions on grant of licence: individual applicant 208. Restrictions on grant of licence: corporate applicant 209. Restrictions on grant of licence: public authority 210. Licence document 211. Licence not transferable Division 4 -- Licence conditions and amendment 212. Condition as to supervision and control 213. Other conditions 214. Contravention of conditions 215. Amendment of licence Division 5 -- Duration and renewal 216. Duration of licence 217. Application for renewal of licence 218. Restrictions on renewal of licence 219. Renewal of licence Division 6 -- Suspension and cancellation 220. Suspension of licence 221. Notice of proposed suspension 222. Revocation of suspension 223. Duration of suspension 224. Cancellation of licence Division 7 -- Review 225. Review by State Administrative Tribunal Division 8 -- General 226. Advertising 227. Production of licence document for amendment 228. Return of licence document if licence no longer in effect 229. Power to exempt 230. Evidentiary certificate 231. Powers of entry and inspection 232. Regulations PART 9 -- Provision of financial or other assistance 233. Power to provide financial or other assistance 234. Power to assist with funeral expenses 235. Application for assistance 236. Recovery of overpayments in certain circumstances PART 10 -- Confidentiality provisions 237. Restriction on publication of certain information or material 238. Production of departmental records 239. Objection to disclosure of certain information during proceedings 240. Confidentiality of notifier’s identity 241. Confidentiality of information PART 11 -- Other matters 242. Obstruction 243. Impersonating an officer 244. False information 245. Legal proceedings 246. Protection from liability for wrongdoing 247. Effect of provision requiring document to be given to particular person or child 248. Regulations 249. Review of Act 250. Repeal, transitional and savings provisions 251. Other Acts amended SCHEDULE 1 -- Transitional and savings provisions SCHEDULE 2 -- Amendments to other Acts[Assented to 20 October 2004]