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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 1.1--INTRODUCTION

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Dictionary  
  • 4 Notes  
  • 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
  • 6 Application of Act to children and young people etc  

PART 1.2--OBJECTS, PRINCIPLES AND CONSIDERATIONS

  • 7 Main objects of Act  
  • 8 Best interests of children and young people paramount  
  • 9 Principles applying to Act  
  • 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people  

PART 1.3--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

Division 1.3.1--Definitions

Division 1.3.2--Parental responsibility

CHAPTER 2--ADMINISTRATION

PART 2.1--DIRECTOR-GENERAL

  • 22 Director-general's functions  
  • 23 Director-general instructions  
  • 24 Ministerial directions to director-general  
  • 25 Director-general may ask for assistance, etc  
  • 26 Director-general must give identity cards  

PART 2.2--CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES COUNCIL

  • 27 Establishment of council  
  • 28 Council members  

PART 2.3--OFFICIAL VISITORS

  • 37 Meaning of entitled person and visitable place  
  • 38 Appointment of official visitors—additional suitability  
  • 39 Request for sensitive information by official visitors  

PART 2.4--SUITABLE ENTITIES FOR PURPOSES UNDER ACT

CHAPTER 3--FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES

PART 3.1--FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES--GENERAL

PART 3.2--FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES--FACILITATORS

PART 3.3--FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES--ARRANGEMENT AND CONDUCT

CHAPTER 4--CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CRIMINAL MATTERS—GENERAL

  • 91 What are the criminal matters chapters?  
  • 92 Overview of the criminal matters chapters  
  • 93 Application of criminal matters chapters generally  
  • 94 Youth justice principles  
  • 95 Who is a young detainee?  
  • 96 Who is a youth detention officer?  
  • 97 Treating doctors—health service appointments  
  • 98 Health practitioners—non-treating functions  
  • 99 Transporting young detainees to and from court—young detainees to be kept separate from  
  • 100 Detaining young detainees at court—young detainees to be kept separate from adult  

CHAPTER 5--CRIMINAL MATTERS—TRANSFERS

PART 5.1--TRANSFERS WITHIN ACT

Division 5.1.1--Transfers within ACT—general

  • 101 Directions to escort officers  
  • 102 Orders to bring young detainee before court etc  

Division 5.1.2--Escorting young detainees etc

  • 103 Arrangements for escorting people  
  • 104 Escort officer functions etc  
  • 105 Escorting arrested person to court etc  
  • 106 Custody etc during proceedings  
  • 107 Executing warrants of commitment or remand etc  
  • 108 Other powers not limited  

Division 5.1.3--Transfers to health facilities

  • 109 Transfers to health facilities  
  • 109A Transfer to mental health facility—notice of change in status  

Division 5.1.4--Transfers of young detainees who become adults

  • 110 Application—div 5.1.4  
  • 111 Transfers to correctional centres—under 21 years old  
  • 112 Transfers to correctional centres—21 year olds  

Division 5.1.5--Notifying people of transfers

  • 113 Transfer—notifying people responsible for or nominated by young detainees  

PART 5.2--INTERSTATE TRANSFERS

Division 5.2.1--Interstate transfer generally

  • 114 Definitions—pt 5.2  
  • 115 General agreements with other jurisdictions  
  • 116 Transfer arrangements—general  
  • 117 Power to arrange for transfers  
  • 118 Transfer arrangements—facilities must be adequate  
  • 119 Transfer arrangements—content  
  • 120 Custody of person on transfer order  
  • 121 Custody pending interstate transfer  
  • 122 Transfer to ACT in custody of transfer escort  
  • 123 Powers of transfer escorts  
  • 124 Offence—escapes during transfer  

Division 5.2.2--Transfer of sentence or order

  • 125 Transfer from ACT of sentence or order  
  • 126 Transfer to ACT of sentence or order  

Division 5.2.3--Transit through ACT

  • 127 Director-general may receive young offenders  
  • 128 Lawful custody for transit through ACT  
  • 129 Escapees may be apprehended without warrant  
  • 130 Escapees to be brought before magistrate  
  • 131 Court may arrange transfer of apprehended escapees  
  • 132 Search warrants for escapees  

Division 5.2.4--Revocation of transfer orders

  • 133 Revocation of transfer order—offence during transfer  
  • 134 Revocation of transfer order by director-general  
  • 135 Director-general may consider reports etc  

CHAPTER 6--CRIMINAL MATTERS—DETENTION PLACES

PART 6.1--DETENTION PLACES--GENERAL

  • 136 Application—ch 6  
  • 137 Definitions—ch 6  
  • 138 Treatment of young detainees generally  
  • 139 Treatment of young remandees  
  • 140 Treatment of certain young detainees  
  • 141 Detention places—minimum living conditions  

PART 6.2--ADMINISTRATION

Division 6.2.1--Administration—general

  • 142 Detention places—declaration  
  • 143 Youth detention policies and operating procedures  
  • 144 Exclusion of matters from notified youth detention policies etc  
  • 145 Copies of Act, policies etc to be available for inspection at detention  
  • 146 Director-general directions  
  • 147 Prohibited areas  
  • 148 Prohibited things  
  • 149 Declaration of emergency  
  • 150 Emergency powers  
  • 151 Arrangements with police  
  • 152 Assistance from other directors-general  

PART 6.3--ACCESS TO AND INSPECTION OF DETENTION PLACES

  • 153 Inspections by judicial officers and Assembly members  
  • 153A Access to detention places  
  • 154 Relationship with other inspection laws  

PART 6.4--ADMISSION TO DETENTION PLACES

  • 155 Meaning of admission—pt 6.4  
  • 156 Authority for detention  
  • 157 Detention—notifying people responsible for or nominated by young detainees  
  • 158 Identification of young detainees  
  • 159 Information—entitlements and obligations  
  • 160 Initial assessment  
  • 161 Health assessment  
  • 162 Alcohol and drug tests on admission  
  • 163 Security classification  
  • 164 Case management plan  
  • 165 Entries in register of young detainees  
  • 166 Requirements and considerations about placement and separation of young  

PART 6.5--LIVING CONDITIONS AT DETENTION PLACES

  • 167 Food and drink  
  • 168 Clothing  
  • 169 Personal hygiene  
  • 170 Sleeping areas  
  • 171 Treatment of convicted and non-convicted young detainees  
  • 172 Access to open air and exercise  
  • 173 Communication with family and others  
  • 174 Telephone calls  
  • 175 Mail  
  • 176 News and education  
  • 177 Visits by family members etc  
  • 178 Contact with accredited people  
  • 179 Visits—protected communications  
  • 180 Health care  
  • 181 Director-general's consent to medical treatment for young detainees  
  • 182 Injury etc—notifying people responsible for or nominated by young  
  • 183 Religious, spiritual and cultural needs  

PART 6.6--MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY

Division 6.6.1--Management and security—general

  • 184 Compliance with director-general's directions  
  • 185 Register of young detainees  
  • 186 Health reports  
  • 187 Use of medicines  
  • 188 Case management plans—scope etc  
  • 189 Transgender and intersex young detainees—sexual identity  
  • 190 Security classification—basis etc  
  • 191 Property of young detainees  
  • 192 Possession of prohibited things  
  • 193 Mandatory reporting of threats to security etc at detention place  
  • 194 Trust accounts of young detainees  
  • 195 Register of searches and uses of force  

Division 6.6.2--Monitoring

  • 196 Disapplication of Listening Devices Act  
  • 197 Monitoring—general considerations  
  • 198 Notice of monitoring  
  • 199 Monitoring at detention places  
  • 200 Monitoring telephone calls etc  
  • 201 Monitoring ordinary mail  
  • 202 Monitoring protected mail  
  • 203 Mail searches—consequences  

Division 6.6.3--Segregation

Subdivision 6.6.3.1--General
  • 204 Definitions—div 6.6.3  
  • 205 Purpose of segregation under div 6.6.3  
  • 206 Segregation not to affect minimum living conditions  
  • 207 Notice of segregation directions—safe room and other  
  • Subdivision 6.6.3.2--Safe room segregation
  • 208 Designation of safe rooms  
  • 209 Segregation—safe room  
  • 210 Safe room segregation directions—privacy  
  • 211 Review of safe room segregation directions  
  • Subdivision 6.6.3.3--Other segregation
  • 212 Segregation—safety and security  
  • 213 Segregation—protective custody  
  • 214 Segregation—health etc  
  • 215 Interstate segregated detainees transferred to ACT  
  • Subdivision 6.6.3.4--Review of certain segregation directions
  • 216 Meaning of segregation direction—subdiv 6.6.3.4  
  • 217 Internal review of segregation directions  
  • 218 End of segregation directions  
  • 219 Application for review of segregation directions  
  • 220 External review of segregation directions  
  • 221 Notice of decision about segregation direction  
  • Subdivision 6.6.3.5--Register of segregation directions
  • 222 Register of segregation directions  

Division 6.6.4--Use of force

  • 223 Managing use of force  
  • 224 Authority to use force  
  • 225 Application of force  
  • 226 Use of restraint  
  • 227 Monthly reports about use of force  

Division 6.6.5--Access to detention places

  • 228 Visiting conditions  
  • 229 Notice of visiting conditions  
  • 230 Taking prohibited things etc into detention place  
  • 231 Directions to visitors  
  • 232 Directions to leave detention place etc  
  • 233 Removing people from detention place  

Division 6.6.6--Maintenance of family relationships

  • 234 Director-general may allow young child to stay with young detainee  

PART 6.7--ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING

Division 6.7.1--General

  • 235 Definitions—pt 6.7  
  • 236 Positive test samples  

Division 6.7.2--Alcohol and drug testing—detainees

  • 237 Alcohol and drug testing of young detainees  
  • 238 Effect of positive test sample by young detainee  

Division 6.7.3--Alcohol and drug testing—youth detention officers

  • 239 Alcohol and drug testing of youth detention officers  

PART 6.8--YOUNG DETAINEES--LEAVE

Division 6.8.1--Local leave

  • 240 Local leave directions  
  • 241 Local leave permits  

Division 6.8.2--Interstate leave

  • 242 Interstate leave permits  
  • 243 Effect of interstate leave permit  
  • 244 Powers of escort officers  

Division 6.8.3--Leave—miscellaneous

  • 245 Lawful temporary absence from detention place  

CHAPTER 7--CRIMINAL MATTERS—SEARCH AND SEIZURE AT DETENTION PLACES

PART 7.1--PRELIMINARY--CH 7

  • 246 Definitions—ch 7  
  • 247 Relationship with other laws  

PART 7.2--SEARCHES GENERALLY

  • 248 Searches—intrusiveness  
  • 249 Searches—use of search dog  
  • 250 Searches—transgender and intersex young detainees  
  • 251 Notice of strip and body searches—person responsible for or nominated by young  

PART 7.3--SCANNING, FRISK AND ORDINARY SEARCHES

PART 7.4--STRIP SEARCHES--YOUNG DETAINEES

PART 7.5--BODY SEARCHES--YOUNG DETAINEES

PART 7.6--SEARCHING PEOPLE OTHER THAN DETAINEES

  • 274 Searches of people other than detainees  

PART 7.7--SEARCHES OF PREMISES AND PROPERTY

  • 275 Searches—premises and property generally  
  • 276 Searches of young detainee cells—privileged material  
  • 277 Searches of young detainee cells—suspected privileged material  

PART 7.8--SEARCHES--USE OF FORCE

  • 278 Searches—use of force  

PART 7.9--SEIZING PROPERTY

  • 279 Meaning of owner—pt 7.9  
  • 280 Seizing mail etc  
  • 281 Seizing property—general  
  • 282 Notice of seizure  
  • 283 Forfeiture of things seized  
  • 284 Return of things seized but not forfeited  

CHAPTER 8--CRIMINAL MATTERS—DISCIPLINE AT DETENTION PLACES

PART 8.1--DISCIPLINE AT DETENTION PLACES--GENERAL

  • 285 Application—ch 8  
  • 286 Definitions—ch 8  
  • 287 Meaning of behaviour breach  
  • 288 Meaning of minor behaviour breach  
  • 289 Meaning of privilege  
  • 290 Overlapping behaviour breaches and criminal offences  

PART 8.2--RESPONDING TO BEHAVIOUR BREACHES

  • 291 Who is an investigator?  
  • 292 Appointment of investigators  
  • 293 Report etc by youth detention officer  
  • 294 Reporting and investigation procedures  
  • 295 Action by administrator  
  • 296 Disciplinary charge  

PART 8.3--DEALING WITH MINOR BEHAVIOUR BREACHES

  • 297 Behaviour management framework  
  • 298 Behaviour management framework—behaviour management  
  • 299 Behaviour management framework—limits  

PART 8.4--DISCIPLINARY ACTION--BEHAVIOUR BREACH CHARGE

Division 8.4.1--Disciplinary action by administrator

  • 300 Right to contact support person—disciplinary action by  
  • 301 Behaviour breach admitted by accused detainee  
  • 302 Disciplinary action by administrator  

Division 8.4.2--Internal review

  • 303 Meaning of review officer—div 8.4.2  
  • 304 Right to contact support person—internal review  
  • 305 Application for internal review  
  • 306 Internal review of charge  
  • 307 Review officer's powers after internal review  

Division 8.4.3--External review of internal review decisions

  • 308 Meaning of external reviewer—div 8.4.3  
  • 309 Appointment of external reviewers  
  • 310 Right to contact support person—external review  
  • 311 Application for external review  
  • 312 External review of charge  
  • 313 Refusal to review  
  • 314 External reviewer's powers after external review  

Division 8.4.4--Disciplinary action generally

  • 315 Application—div 8.4.4  
  • 316 Meaning of relevant presiding officer—div 8.4.4  
  • 317 Disciplinary action by relevant presiding officer  
  • 318 Disciplinary action—behaviour management consequences  
  • 319 Maximum behaviour management consequences  
  • 320 Privileges and entitlements—impact of discipline  

CHAPTER 9--CRIMINAL MATTERS—CONDUCT OF DISCIPLINARY REVIEWS

PART 9.1--CONDUCT OF DISCIPLINARY REVIEW--GENERAL

  • 321 Application—ch 9  
  • 322 Definitions—ch 9  

PART 9.2--DISCIPLINARY REVIEW PROCEDURES

  • 323 Nature of disciplinary reviews  
  • 324 Notice of disciplinary review etc  
  • 325 Conduct of disciplinary reviews  
  • 326 Review officer may require official reports  
  • 327 Review officer may require information and documents  
  • 328 Possession of review documents etc  
  • 329 Record of review  

PART 9.3--DISCIPLINARY HEARING PROCEDURES

  • 330 Notice of disciplinary hearing  
  • 331 Review officer's powers at review  
  • 332 Rights of accused detainee at disciplinary hearing  
  • 333 Exclusion of accused detainee from hearing  
  • 334 Hearing in accused detainee's absence  
  • 335 Appearance at disciplinary hearing by audiovisual or audio link  

CHAPTER 10--CARE AND PROTECTION—GENERAL

PART 10.1--APPLICATION OF CARE AND PROTECTION CHAPTERS

  • 336 What are the care and protection chapters?  
  • 337 Age—proof of age to be sought before action taken  
  • 338 Age—application of care and protection chapters if no proof of age  
  • 339 Age—care and protection chapters stop applying if person discovered to be  
  • 340 Care and protection chapters stop applying when young person becomes  

PART 10.2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS--CARE AND PROTECTION CHAPTERS

PART 10.3--PRINCIPLES AND CONSIDERATIONS--CARE AND PROTECTION CHAPTERS

PART 10.4--APPROVED CARE AND PROTECTION ORGANISATIONS

--Division 10.4.1 Important concepts
  • 352A Meaning of organisation  
  • 352B Meaning of care and protection purpose  
  • 352C Meaning of approved care and protection organisation  
  • 352D Meaning of responsible person for an approved care and protection  
  • --Division 10.4.2 Approved care and protection organisations—ongoing suitability
  • 352E Approved care and protection organisations—responsible person  
  • 352F Approved care and protection organisations—monitoring  
  • --Division 10.4.3 Approved care and protection organisations—complaints
  • 352G Meaning of noncompliant  
  • 352H Complaints—making a complaint  
  • 352I Complaints—withdrawing a complaint  
  • 352J Complaints—further information or verification  
  • 352K Complaints—investigation  
  • 352L Complaints—no further action  
  • 352M Complaints—action after investigation  
  • --Division 10.4.4 Approved care and protection organisations—intervention
  • 352N Intervention—noncompliance notice  
  • 352O Intervention—noncompliance direction  
  • 352P Intervention—suspension if child or young person unsafe  
  • 352Q Intervention—intention to cancel notice  
  • 352R Intervention—cancellation  
  • 352S Intervention—cancellation notice  
  • 352T Intervention—guidelines  
  • --Division 10.4.5 Approved care and protection organisations—surrendering approval
  • 352U Surrendering approval  
  • --Division 10.4.6 Approved care and protection organisations register
  • 352V Approved care and protection organisations register  

CHAPTER 11--CARE AND PROTECTION—REPORTING, INVESTIGATING AND APPRAISING ABUSE AND NEGLECT

PART 11.1--CARE AND PROTECTION--REPORTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Division 11.1.1--Definitions

  • 353 Definitions—Act  

Division 11.1.2--Reporting abuse and neglect of children and young people

  • 354 Voluntary reporting of abuse and neglect  
  • 355 Offence—false or misleading voluntary report  
  • 356 Offence—mandatory reporting of abuse  
  • 357 Mandatory reporting—exceptions  
  • 358 Offence—false or misleading mandatory report  
  • 359 Reports made to public advocate or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and  
  • 360 Director-general to act on child concern report  
  • 361 Director-general action on child protection report  

Division 11.1.3--Prenatal reporting of anticipated abuse and neglect

PART 11.2--CARE AND PROTECTION--APPRAISALS

Division 11.2.1--Definitions

Division 11.2.2--Appraisal by director-general

Division 11.2.3--Appraisal orders

  • 372 What is an appraisal order?  
  • 373 What is a temporary parental responsibility provision?  
  • 374 Offence—contravene appraisal order  
  • 375 Appraisal orders—prevails over care and protection orders  
  • 376 Appraisal orders—application by director-general  
  • 377 Appraisal orders—urgent applications  
  • 378 Appraisal orders—application to state grounds  
  • 379 Appraisal orders—who must be given application  
  • 380 Appraisal orders—court to consider application promptly  
  • 381 Appraisal orders—no interim orders  
  • 382 Appraisal orders—criteria for making  
  • 383 Appraisal orders—different provisions and requirements  
  • 384 Appraisal orders—length  
  • 385 Appraisal orders—extension application  
  • 386 Appraisal orders—who must be given extension application?  
  • 387 Appraisal orders—court to consider extension application  
  • 388 Appraisal orders—criteria for extension  

CHAPTER 12--CARE AND PROTECTION—VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS TO TRANSFER OR SHARE PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

PART 12.1--DEFINITIONS

  • 389 Definitions—Act and ch 12  

PART 12.2--REGISTRATION OF FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCE AGREEMENTS THAT TRANSFER OR SHARE PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

PART 12.3--VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT TO SHARE PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH DIRECTOR-GENERAL

CHAPTER 13--CARE AND PROTECTION AND THERAPEUTIC PROTECTION—EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

PART 13.1--EMERGENCY ACTION

PART 13.2--EMERGENCY ACTION RELEASE ORDERS

CHAPTER 14--CARE AND PROTECTION—CARE AND PROTECTION ORDERS

PART 14.1--PRELIMINARY

PART 14.2--APPLICATIONS FOR CARE AND PROTECTION ORDERS

PART 14.3--INTERIM CARE AND PROTECTION MATTERS

Division 14.3.1--General

  • 431 Interim matters—Court action before adjournment  
  • 432 Interim matters—court-ordered meeting  

Division 14.3.2--Interim care and protection orders

Division 14.3.3--Assessment orders

  • 436 What is an assessment order?  
  • 437 Care and protection assessment—terms of reference for care and protection  
  • 438 Care and protection assessment—authorisation of assessors  
  • 439 Care and protection assessment—report after making  
  • 440 Offence—contravene assessment order  
  • 441 Assessment orders—prevails over care and protection order  
  • 442 Assessment orders—on application or court's own initiative  
  • 443 Assessment orders—application by party  
  • 444 Assessment orders—application to state grounds  
  • 445 Assessment orders—who must be given application  
  • 446 Assessment orders—court to consider application promptly  
  • 447 Assessment orders—no interim order  
  • 448 Assessment orders—criteria for making  
  • 449 Assessment orders—length  
  • 450 Assessment orders—extension application  
  • 451 Assessment orders—extension application must state grounds  
  • 452 Assessment orders—who must be given extension application?  
  • 453 Assessment orders—court to consider extension application  
  • 454 Assessment orders—criteria for extension  

Division 14.3.4--Care plans

Division 14.3.5--Protection orders

  • 458 Definitions—div 14.3.5  
  • 459 Childrens Court may make or amend protection orders  
  • 460 Effect of making protection order under this Act  

PART 14.4--MAKING CARE AND PROTECTION ORDERS

PART 14.5--EXTENDING, AMENDING AND REVOKING CARE AND PROTECTION ORDERS

PART 14.6--PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS

Division 14.6.1--General

Division 14.6.2--Short-term parental responsibility provisions

Division 14.6.3--Long-term parental responsibility provisions

Division 14.6.4--Enduring parental responsibility provisions

PART 14.7--RESIDENCE PROVISIONS

PART 14.8--CONTACT PROVISIONS

PART 14.9--DRUG USE PROVISIONS

PART 14.10--SUPERVISION PROVISIONS

PART 14.11--ACAT MENTAL HEALTH PROVISIONS

PART 14.12--SPECIFIC ISSUES PROVISIONS

PART 14.13--ANNUAL REVIEW REPORTS--PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS AND SUPERVISION PROVISIONS

  • 492A Definitions—pt 14.13  
  • 493 What is a reviewable care and protection order?  
  • 494 What is an annual review report?  
  • 495 Annual review report—prepared at least annually  
  • 496 Annual review report—consultation  
  • 497 Annual review report—must be given to certain people  
  • 498 Annual review report—application for waiver of obligation to give report to  
  • 499 Annual review report—waiver of obligation to give annual review report to  
  • 500 Annual review report—public advocate may require director-general to give annual  
  • 501 Annual review report—extension of care and protection order  

CHAPTER 15--CARE AND PROTECTION—DIRECTOR-GENERAL HAS ASPECT OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

PART 15.1--GENERAL

  • 502 Definitions—Act  
  • 503 Director-general may provide assistance  

PART 15.2--DIRECTOR-GENERAL HAS LONG-TERM CARE RESPONSIBILITY

  • 504 Director-general sharing long-term care responsibility  
  • 505 Director-general must consult about long-term care  

PART 15.3--DIRECTOR-GENERAL HAS DAILY CARE RESPONSIBILITY

  • 506 Pt 15.3 applies to care and protection chapters  
  • 507 Public advocate etc to be told about action following appraisals  

PART 15.4--OUT-OF-HOME CARERS

Division 15.4.1--Placement with out-of-home carer

  • 508 Who is an out-of-home carer?  
  • 512 Director-general must place child or young person with out-of-home carer  
  • 513 Priorities for placement with out-of-home carer—Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander  
  • 514 Residential care service may accommodate child or young person at place of  

Division 15.4.1A--Approval of carers

  • 514A Approved carers—individual may apply  
  • 514B Approved carers—director-general may approve  
  • 514C Approved carers—criteria for approval  
  • 514D Approved carers—further information, references etc  
  • 514E Approved carers—expiry and renewal of approvals  
  • 514EA Approved carers—revocation of approval  
  • 514F Offence—ongoing duty to update information  

Division 15.4.2--Authorisation of out-of-home carers and approval of places of care

  • 516 Kinship carer—specific parental authority  
  • 518 Foster carer—specific parental authority  
  • 520 Residential care service—general parental authority  
  • 521 Out-of-home carer must be given copy of authorisation and any relevant court  
  • 524 Revocation of residential care service's authorisation  
  • 525 Approval of places of care  

Division 15.4.3--Information and items to be kept by foster carers and residential care services

CHAPTER 16--CARE AND PROTECTION—THERAPEUTIC PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PART 16.1--PRELIMINARY

PART 16.2--THERAPEUTIC PROTECTION ORDERS

Division 16.2.1--Definitions—Act and pt 16.2

Division 16.2.2--Applications for therapeutic protection orders

Division 16.2.3--Interim therapeutic protection orders

Division 16.2.4--Making a therapeutic protection order

Division 16.2.5--Review of therapeutic protection orders

Division 16.2.6--Extending a therapeutic protection order

Division 16.2.7--Amending or revoking a therapeutic protection order

PART 16.3--CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THERAPEUTIC PROTECTION

Division 16.3.1--Preliminary

Division 16.3.2--Supervision

  • 574 Therapeutic protection—supervision  
  • 575 Therapeutic protection—escort outside therapeutic protection  

Division 16.3.3--Visits by accredited people

  • 576 Who is an accredited person?  
  • 577 Therapeutic protection—visits by accredited people must be  
  • 578 Therapeutic protection—visits by accredited people  

Division 16.3.4--Use of force

  • 579 Therapeutic protection—managing use of force  
  • 580 Therapeutic protection—authorised use of force  
  • 581 Therapeutic protection—application of force  
  • 582 Therapeutic protection—medical examination after use of force  
  • 583 Therapeutic protection—monthly reports about use of force  

Division 16.3.5--Searches

Subdivision 16.3.5.1--Application and definitions—div 16.3.5

Division 16.3.6--Seizing dangerous things

  • 619 Application—div 16.3.6  
  • 620 Seizing property—who is the owner?  
  • 621 Seizing property—dangerous things may be seized  
  • 622 Seized property—must tell owner  
  • 623 Seized property—forfeiture  
  • 624 Seized property—return  

PART 16.4--THERAPEUTIC PROTECTION--ADMINISTRATION

Division 16.4.1--Therapeutic protection places

Division 16.4.2--Therapeutic protection plan

Division 16.4.3--Non-treating health practitioners

  • 632 Health practitioners—non-treating functions  

Division 16.4.4--Therapeutic protection register

CHAPTER 17--CARE AND PROTECTION—INTERSTATE TRANSFER OF ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS

PART 17.1--PRELIMINARY

PART 17.2--INTERSTATE TRANSFER OF ACT CHILD WELFARE ORDERS

Division 17.2.1--Transfers of orders by director-general

  • 643 Director-general may transfer child welfare order  
  • 644 Director-general transfer—considerations  
  • 645 Director-general transfer—certain people must agree  
  • 646 Director-general transfer—certain people must be told  
  • 647 Director-general transfer—limited time for review  

Division 17.2.2--Transfer of orders by Childrens Court

Division 17.2.3--Interstate registration of ACT orders

  • 655 Interstate registration of ACT orders—effect  
  • 656 Interstate registration of ACT orders—revocation  
  • 657 Interstate registration of ACT orders—Childrens Court file  

PART 17.3--INTERSTATE TRANSFER OF ACT CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS

  • 658 Transfer of ACT proceedings—applications  
  • 659 Transfer of ACT proceedings—criteria  
  • 660 Transfer of ACT proceedings—considerations  
  • 661 Transfer of ACT proceedings—interim orders  
  • 662 Transfer of ACT proceedings—appeal applications  
  • 663 Transfer of ACT proceedings—appeals  
  • 664 Transfer of ACT proceedings—revocation of registration  
  • 665 Transfer of ACT proceedings—Childrens Court file  

PART 17.4--ACT REGISTRATION OF INTERSTATE CHILD WELFARE ORDERS

  • 666 ACT registration—interstate child welfare orders  
  • 667 ACT registration of interstate orders—interstate  
  • 668 ACT registration of interstate orders—effect  
  • 669 ACT registration of interstate orders—application for  
  • 670 ACT registration of interstate orders—revocation  
  • 671 ACT revocation of interstate orders—interstate registrar  

PART 17.5--ACT REGISTRATION OF INTERSTATE CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS

  • 672 ACT registration—interstate child welfare proceedings  
  • 673 ACT registration of interstate proceedings—interstate  
  • 674 ACT registration of interstate proceedings—effect  
  • 675 ACT registration of interstate proceedings—application for  
  • 676 ACT registration of interstate proceedings—revocation  
  • 677 ACT registration of interstate proceedings—interstate  

PART 17.6--INTERSTATE TRANSFER OF CHILD WELFARE ORDERS AND PROCEEDINGS--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 678 ACT registration of interstate orders and proceedings—Maori children and young  

CHAPTER 18--CARE AND PROTECTION—POLICE ASSISTANCE

PART 18.1--ASSISTANCE IN CARRYING OUT ORDERS ETC

  • 679 Police assistance  
  • 680 Police powers  
  • 681 Seized things may be kept until matter completed  
  • 682 Offence—failure to answer police questions  

PART 18.2--SAFE CUSTODY

  • 683 Safe custody—parental responsibility to director-general  
  • 684 What is a safe custody warrant?  
  • 685 Safe custody warrant—application  
  • 686 Safe custody warrant—criteria  
  • 687 Safe custody warrant—content  
  • 688 Safe custody warrant—application made other than in person  
  • 689 Safe custody warrant—announcement before entry  
  • 690 Safe custody warrant—details of warrant to be given to occupier  
  • 691 Safe custody warrant—occupier entitled to be present etc  
  • 692 Safe custody warrant—placement of child or young person  
  • 693 Offence—remove child or young person  
  • 694 Safe custody—matter must be brought to court promptly  

CHAPTER 19--CARE AND PROTECTION—PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL PROCEEDINGS UNDER CARE AND PROTECTION CHAPTERS

PART 19.1--APPLICATIONS

  • 695 Application—includes cross-application  
  • 696 Application—must include statements, documents and reports  
  • 697 Application—statements and reports to be signed etc  
  • 698 Application—oral applications  
  • 699 Application—withdrawal or discontinuance  

PART 19.2--PARTIES

PART 19.3--STANDARD OF PROOF

  • 711 Standard of proof  

PART 19.4--WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE

  • 712 Procedures at hearings to be informal  
  • 713 Court may call witnesses  
  • 714 Court may summons people to attend  
  • 715 Child or young person as witness  
  • 716 Court not bound by rules of evidence  
  • 717 Restriction on taking evidence  

PART 19.5--ORDERS

  • 718 Orders—obligations on people  
  • 719 Orders—by agreement  
  • 720 Orders—must be given to people  
  • 721 Residence, contact and specific issues provisions—giving, amending or extending  
  • 722 Orders—statement of reasons  
  • 723 Orders about service  

PART 19.6--COSTS

  • 724 Costs—parties bear own unless court orders otherwise  
  • 725 Costs—frivolous, vexatious, dishonest application  
  • 726 Costs—parties bear own costs unless order otherwise  
  • 727 Costs—how court may share costs  

CHAPTER 19A--CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE DEATH REVIEW COMMITTEE

PART 19A--.1 ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMITTEE

  • 727A Establishment of committee  
  • 727B Functions of committee  
  • 727C Committee members  
  • 727D Appointment of committee members  
  • 727E Appointment of chair of committee  
  • 727EA Appointment of deputy chair of committee  
  • 727F Conflict of interest  
  • 727G Appointment of advisers  
  • 727H Ending member appointments  
  • 727I Arrangements for staff  

PART 19A--.2 MEETINGS OF COMMITTEE

  • 727J Meetings  
  • 727K Presiding member at meetings  
  • 727L Quorum at meetings  
  • 727M Voting at meetings  

PART 19A--.3 REGISTER OF DEATHS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PART 19A--.4 ANNUAL REPORTS ABOUT DEATHS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

  • 727S Annual report  
  • 727T Other reports  

CHAPTER 20--CHILDCARE SERVICES

PART 20.1--CHILDCARE SERVICES--PRELIMINARY

  • 728 Definitions—Act and ch 20  
  • 729 Objects—ch 20  
  • 730 Principles—ch 20  
  • 731 Application—ch 20  

PART 20.2--CHILDCARE SERVICES--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

PART 20.3--CHILDCARE SERVICES--OFFENCES

PART 20.4--CHILDCARE SERVICES--CHILDCARE SERVICE LICENCES

Division 20.4.1--Childcare service licences—application, eligibility, etc

Division 20.4.2--Childcare service licences—renewal

Division 20.4.3--Childcare service licences—suspension and cancellation

Division 20.4.4--Childcare service licences—offences

Division 20.4.5--Childcare service licences—register, assessment and reporting

PART 20.5--CHILDCARE SERVICES--ENFORCEMENT

  • 778 Removal of child in immediate danger  

CHAPTER 21--EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PART 21.1--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

  • 780 Definitions—ch 21  
  • 781 When does someone employ a child or young person?  
  • 782 When is employment contrary to the best interests of a child or young  

PART 21.2--WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS--EXEMPTION

  • 783 Work experience program—exemption from ch 21  
  • 784 Work experience program—decision on application  
  • 785 Work experience program exemption—further information  
  • 786 Suspension of work experience program exemption  
  • 787 Revocation of educational institution's exemption  

PART 21.3--EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

  • 788 Director-general may prohibit employment  
  • 789 Offence—contravene employment prohibition notice  
  • 790 Director-general may state conditions of employment  
  • 791 Offence—contravene employment conditions notice  
  • 792 Children and young people employment standards  

PART 21.4--EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 15 YEARS OLD

  • 793 What is light work?  
  • 794 What is high risk employment?  
  • 795 Offence—employment of children and young people under 15 years old  
  • 796 Exception to s 795—employment in light work  
  • 797 Exception to s 795—employment in family business  
  • 798 Declaration of high risk employment  
  • 799 High risk employment—employer may apply for permit  
  • 800 High risk employment permit—decision on application  
  • 801 High risk employment permit—further information  
  • 802 High risk employment permit—content  
  • 803 Offence—employment of child or young person under 15 years old in high risk  
  • 804 Offence—contravene condition of permit  

CHAPTER 22--RESEARCH INVOLVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

  • 805 Definitions—ch 22  
  • 806 What is a research project?  
  • 807 Approval of research projects—generally  
  • 808 Research standards—certain matters to be covered  
  • 809 Approval of research projects—child or young person to take  
  • 810 Approval of ethics committees  
  • 811 Offence—researcher contravene approved standards  

CHAPTER 23--ENFORCEMENT

PART 23.1--GENERAL

  • 812 Definitions—ch 23  

PART 23.2--POWERS OF AUTHORISED PEOPLE

  • 813 Power to enter premises—general  
  • 814 Power to enter premises—Chapter 13 (Care and protection and therapeutic  
  • 815 Power to enter premises—ch 15 (Care and Protection—director-general has  
  • 816 Power to enter premises—ch 16 (Care and protection—therapeutic protection  
  • 817 Power to enter premises—ch 20 (Childcare services)  
  • 818 Production of identity card  
  • 819 Consent to entry  
  • 820 General powers on entry to premises  
  • 821 Duty to give information or documents  
  • 822 Power to require name and address  
  • 823 Power to seize things  

PART 23.3--SEARCH WARRANTS

  • 824 Warrants generally  
  • 825 Warrants—application made other than in person  
  • 826 Search warrants—announcement before entry  
  • 827 Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
  • 828 Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  

PART 23.4--RETURN AND FORFEITURE OF THINGS SEIZED

  • 829 Receipt for things seized  
  • 830 Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search  
  • 831 Access to things seized  
  • 832 Return of things seized  

PART 23.5--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 833 Damage etc to be minimised  
  • 834 Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

CHAPTER 24--APPEALS AND REVIEW

PART 24.1--APPEALS

Division 24.1.1--Appeals generally

  • 835 Appeals to Supreme Court—generally  

Division 24.1.2--Appeals—Care and protection chapters

  • 836 Appeals to Supreme Court—care and protection chapters  
  • 837 Application of Magistrates Court Act  
  • 838 Orders that Supreme Court may make  

Division 24.1.3--Notification and review of decisions

  • 839 Meaning of reviewable decision—div 24.1.3  
  • 839A Reviewable decision notices  
  • 839B Applications for review  
  • 840 Decision to refuse to give childcare service licence must not be stayed or otherwise  

CHAPTER 25--INFORMATION SECRECY AND SHARING

PART 25.1--APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS

PART 25.2--OFFENCE TO RECORD OR DIVULGE PROTECTED INFORMATION

PART 25.3--SHARING PROTECTED INFORMATION

Division 25.3.1--Generally

Division 25.3.2--Sharing safety and wellbeing information

Division 25.3.3--Sharing reportable conduct information

PART 25.4--COURTS AND INVESTIGATIVE ENTITIES

PART 25.5--ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE

  • 868 How child concern reports may be used in evidence  
  • 869 Confidential report—not admissible in evidence  
  • 870 Confidential report—confidential reporter may give evidence  
  • 871 Confidential report—evidence admissible with agreement or leave  
  • 872 Things said at conference not admissible in care and protection  
  • 873 Interim matters—things said at court-ordered meeting  

PART 25.6--PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WHO GIVE INFORMATION

  • 874 Protection of people giving certain information  
  • 875 Interaction with other laws  

CHAPTER 26--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 876 Confidential report of contravention of Act  
  • 876A Power of court to bring young detainee before it—civil  
  • 877 Offence—tattoo child or young person without agreement  
  • 878 Protection of officials from liability  
  • 879 ACT child welfare services to assist certain statutory office  
  • 880 Notification of location of child or young person  
  • 881 Evidentiary certificates—director-general—parental  
  • 882 Evidentiary certificates—director-general—custody etc  
  • 883 Appointment of analyst for Act  
  • 883A Director-general delegations—approved care and protection  
  • 883B Subdelegations—approved care and protection organisations  
  • 883C Register of subdelegations  
  • 884 Chief police officer delegations  
  • 885 Determination of fees  
  • 886 Approved forms  
  • 887 Standard-making power  
  • 888 Regulation-making power  
  • DICTIONARY ENDNOTES

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