CHILDREN (PROTECTION AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY) ACT 1997 - As at 13 October 2022 - Act 78 of 1997
CHILDREN (PROTECTION AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY) ACT 1997
- As at 13 October 2022
- Act 78 of 1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Operation of Act
5. Notes
PART 2 - PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
6. Guiding principles for courts
7. Attendance of parents at proceedings
8. Undertakings by children
9. Undertakings by parents
10. Family counselling
11. Parents contributing to children's offences
12. Ancillary provisions
PART 3 - WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC PLACES
Division 1 - Declaration of operational area
13. Object of Division
14. Operational area
15. Duration of declaration
16. Amendment or revocation of declaration
17. Publication
Division 2 - Removal of children from public places
18. Children to whom Division applies
19. When action may be taken under this Division
20. Relationship to Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
21. Guiding principles when taking action under this Division
22. Action that may be taken
23. Limitations on action that may be taken
24. Approved person
25. Notification requirements
26. Exercise of functions under Division by police officer
27. Police officer may request person to state name, age and address
28. Use of force
29. Removal of concealed weapons
PART 4 - LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION
Division 1 - Preliminary
30. Objects of Part
Division 2 - Preparation of plans
31. Preparation of draft local crime prevention plans
32. Guidelines
33. Content of draft local crime prevention plan
34. Public notice of draft local crime prevention plans
35. Adoption of local crime prevention plan
36. Duration of local crime prevention plan
37. Amendment or revocation of local crime prevention plan
38. Public availability of local crime prevention plans
Division 3 - Safer community compacts
39. Approval of local crime prevention plan
40. Effect of approval
41. Council to report periodically on implementation of compact
42. Duration and revocation of approval
PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS
43. Delegation
44. Monitoring of complaints from community
45. Proceedings for offences
46. Regulations
47. Repeals
48. Amendment
49. Savings, transitional and other provisions
50. Review of Act
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2