CHILDREN (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1987 - As at 30 June 2010 - Act 54 of 1987

Table of Provisions

• Long Title
PART 1

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Related persons
5-11. (Repealed) PART 2 12-18. (Repealed)
• 19 Children in alternative care
20-20B. (Repealed)
• 21 Special medical examinations
22-29. (Repealed)

PART 3 - LICENSING OF CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENTS

Division 1 - (Repealed)

Division 2 - Residential child care centres

• 33A Application of Division
• 34 Unauthorised persons not to conduct residential child care centres
• 35 Unlicensed premises etc not to be used as residential child care centres
• 36 Licences
• 37 Removal of children from unlicensed residential child care centres
• 38 Notification of deaths at licensed residential child care centres
• 39 Entry without warrant into premises of residential child care centres

Division 3 - Private fostering agencies

• 40 Unauthorised private fostering agencies prohibited
• 41 Private fostering agency authorities

Division 4 - Fostering

• 42 Unauthorised fostering prohibited
• 43 Fostering authorities
• 44 Unauthorised foster placements prohibited
• 45 Lump sum payments for care of children
• 46 Proceedings for offences

Division 5 - General

• 47 Reports
• 48 Exemptions
• 49 Revocation of exemptions

PART 4 - (Repealed)

• 83 Entry without warrant into certain premises
84-88. (Repealed)

PART 6 - WARDS AND PROTECTED PERSONS

• 89 Administration
• 90 Guardianship of wards
• 91 Functions of the Minister in relation to wards and protected persons
• 92 Functions of the Minister in relation to former wards and protected persons
• 93 Wards or protected persons leaving custody etc
• 94 Search warrants
95. (Repealed)
• 96 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court not affected
PARTS 7, 7A - (Repealed) None

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 112 Decisions that are reviewable by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
• 113 Service of notices etc
• 114 Notices etc to be written in other languages
• 115 Disclosure of information
• 116 Search warrants
• 117 Obstruction of officers
• 118 Person falsely representing as an officer
• 119 False or misleading statements
• 120 Penalties
• 121 Proceedings for offences
• 122 Evidence of young children
• 123 Procedural matters
• 124 Regulations
• 125 Savings and transitional provisions
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 1A
Schedule 2A (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 3
Schedule 4 (Repealed)