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CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 159G Chief executive’s responsibilities

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 159G

Chief executive’s responsibilities

159G Chief executive’s responsibilities

(1) The chief executive is responsible for—
(a) ensuring ways exist to coordinate the roles and responsibilities of the chief executive, authorised officers, prescribed entities and service providers in promoting the protection of children, child protection services and family support services; and
(b) establishing ways to coordinate the roles and responsibilities of the chief executive, authorised officers, prescribed entities and service providers relating to—
(i) investigating and assessing particular cases of harm to children; and
(ii) taking action to secure the protection of children and promote their wellbeing.
(2) One of the ways in which the chief executive is to fulfil the responsibility under subsection (1) (b) is by establishing and participating in the SCAN system under part 3 .