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CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 (NO. 34 OF 2004)


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]



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