New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsThe principal functions of the Commission are as follows:
(a) to promote the participation of children in the making of decisions that affect their lives and to encourage government and non-government agencies to seek the participation of children appropriate to their age and maturity,
(b) to promote and monitor the overall safety, welfare and well-being of children in the community and to monitor the trends in complaints made by or on behalf of children,
(c) to conduct special inquiries under Part 4 into issues affecting children,
(d) to make recommendations to government and non-government agencies on legislation, policies, practices and services affecting children,
(e) to promote the provision of information and advice to assist children,
(f) to conduct, promote and monitor training on issues affecting children,
(g) to conduct, promote and monitor public awareness activities on issues affecting children,
(h) to conduct, promote and monitor research into issues affecting children,
(h1) to determine or intervene in review applications concerning prohibited persons,
(i) to participate in and monitor background checking for child-related employment in accordance with Division 3 of Part 7,
(j) to develop and administer a voluntary accreditation scheme for persons working with persons who have committed sexual offences against children,
(k) to support and assist the Child Death Review Team in the exercise of its functions under Part 7A,
(l) to encourage organisations to develop their capacity to be safe and friendly for children,
(m) to develop and administer a voluntary accreditation scheme for programs for persons who have committed sexual offences against children.