CHILD PROTECTION REFORM AMENDMENT ACT 2014 NO. 28

Table of Provisions

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
Part 2--Amendment of Child Protection Act 1999
• 3 Act amended
• 4 Amendment of s 7 (Chief executive's functions)
• 5 Amendment of s 10 (Who is a child in need of protection)
• 6 Insertion of new ch 2, pt 1AA
• 7 Amendment of s 14 (Investigation of alleged harm)
• 8 Amendment, renumbering and relocation of s 22 (Protection from liability for notification of, or information given about, alleged harm or risk of harm)
• 9 Amendment of s 126 (Restrictions on granting application)
• 10 Amendment of s 129A (Licensee's obligations)
• 11 Amendment of s 139 (Authority may be suspended or cancelled)
• 12 Amendment of s 140AB (Definitions for sdiv 3)
• 13 Amendment of s 140A (Chief executive to give particular information to children's commissioner)
• 14 Amendment of s 141H (Nominee for licence)
• 15 Amendment of s 141I (Director of licensee)
• 16 Amendment and omission of s 148 (Obligation to report harm to children in departmental and licensed care services)
• 17 Amendment of s 148A (Chief executive to notify children's commissioner about particular persons)
• 18 Amendment of s 148B (Obtaining particular information from children's commissioner)
• 19 Amendment of ch 4, pt 3, hdg (Application of Commissioner's Act)
• 20 Amendment of s 148C (Application to licensed care service)
• 21 Amendment of s 148D (Pending application for prescribed notice)
• 22 Amendment of s 159C (What is relevant information)
• 23 Amendment of s 159D (Other definitions for ch 5A)
• 24 Amendment of s 159O (Release of information by a health services designated person)
• 25 Amendment of s 186 (Confidentiality of notifiers of harm or risk of harm)
• 26 Amendment of s 197 (Protection from liability)
• 27 Amendment of ch 7A, hdg (Child deaths)
• 28 Insertion of new ch 7A, pt 1, hdg
• 29 Replacement of s 246A (Chief executive to review department's involvement with particular children)
• 30 Amendment of s 246B (Terms of reference and extent of review)
• 31 Amendment of s 246C (Chief executive may seek information from entities)
• 32 Replacement of s 246D (Report to be prepared and given to CDCRC)
• 33 Amendment of s 246E (Protection from liability for giving information to chief executive)
• 34 Amendment of s 246F (No liability for defamation if report made in good faith)
• 35 Omission of s 246G (Preparation of supplementary report)
• 36 Amendment of s 246H (Chief executive to give reports to State Coroner)
• 37 Insertion of new ch 7A, pt 2
• 38 Omission of ss 248 and 248A
39. Insertion of new ch 9, pt 9
• 40 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
Part 3--Amendment of Childrens Court Act 1992
• 41 Act amended
• 42 Amendment of s 8 (Directions)
43. Insertion of new s 8A 44. Replacement of s 10 (Functions of president)
• 45 Omission of s 14A (Term of office)
• 46 Amendment of s 21 (Court sitting times)
• 47 Insertion of new pt 7, div 5
Part 4--Amendment of Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000
• 48 Act amended
• 49 Amendment of long title
• 50 Omission of ch 1, pt 1, hdg (Introduction)
• 51 Replacement of s 1 (Short title)
• 52 Replacement of ch 1, pts 2–4
• 53 Omission of chs 2–4
• 54 Omission of chs 6 and 7
• 55 Amendment of ch 8 references to 'commissioner' or 'Commissioner'
• 56 Amendment of ch 8 references to 'commissioner's'
• 57 Omission of ch 8, pt 1, div 1 (General)
• 57A Omission of ch 8, pt 1, div 2, hdg (Application of chapter)
• 57B Amendment of s 180 (Commissioner's decision on eligibility application)
• 58 Amendment of s 235 (Department to be given particular advice)
• 59 Amendment of s 293 (Department to be given particular advice)
• 60 Amendment of s 345 (Use of information obtained under this chapter about a person)
• 61 Amendment of ch 8A references to 'commissioner' or 'Commissioner'
• 62 Amendment of ch 8A references to 'engaged by the commission'
• 63 Amendment of s 357A (Purposes of ch 8A)
• 64 Amendment of s 357D (Person seeking to be engaged by commission must disclose criminal history)
• 65 Amendment of s 357E (Person engaged by commission must disclose changes in criminal history)
• 66 Omission of ch 8A, pt 4 (Employment screening of persons engaged, or to be engaged, in child-related duties)
• 67 Amendment of s 357O (Application of div 1)
• 68 Amendment of s 357R (Use of information obtained under this chapter)
• 69 Amendment of s 357T (Guidelines for dealing with information)
• 70 Amendment of ch 9, pt 2, hdg (QCAT to give statistical information to commissioner)
• 71 Replacement of s 368 (QCAT's principal registrar to give statistical information to commissioner)
• 72 Amendment of ch 10, pt 2 references to 'commissioner'
• 73 Amendment of s 374 (Commissioner must keep record)
• 74 Replacement of s 376 (Evidentiary provisions)
• 75 Amendment of s 377 (Indictable and summary offences)
• 76 Omission of s 382 (Allegations of false or misleading information or statements)
• 77 Amendment of s 384 (Confidentiality of information about criminal history or related information)
• 78 Amendment of s 385 (Confidentiality of other information)
• 79 Omission of s 386 (Disclosure of information about investigations)
• 80 Omission of ch 10, pt 5 (Reprisals)
• 81 Amendment of s 393 (Protection from liability)
• 82 Omission of s 394 (Whistleblowers' protection)
• 83 Amendment of s 395 (Other reports by commissioner)
• 84 Omission of s 396 (Annual report by commission)
• 85 Amendment of s 397 (Commissioner may enter into arrangement about giving and receiving information with police commissioner)
• 86 Amendment of s 398 (Commissioner may enter into arrangement with chief executive (child safety))
• 87 Replacement of s 399 (Delegation by commissioner or assistant commissioner)
• 88 Amendment of s 400 (Approved forms)
• 89 Amendment of s 401 (Regulation-making power)
• 90 Insertion of new ch 11, pt 17
• 91 Amendment of sch 1 (Regulated employment and businesses for employment screening)
• 92 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary)
Part 5--Amendment of Magistrates Act 1991
• 93 Act amended
• 94 Amendment of s 12 (Functions of Chief Magistrate)
Part 6--Amendment of Ombudsman Act 2001
• 95 Act amended
• 96 Replacement of s 57B (Report may be given to CDCRC)
• 97 Replacement of s 86 (Delegation)
98. Insertion of new pt 12, div 3
• 99 Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
Part 7--Amendment of Public Health Act 2005
• 100 Act amended
• 101 Amendment of s 7 (How object is mainly achieved)
• 102 Amendment of s 186 (Relationship with Child Protection Act 1999)
• 103 Omission of ch 5, pt 3, div 5 (Notification of child abuse and neglect)
• 104 Amendment of s 198 (Designated medical officer must notify person in charge of facility where child held)
Part 8--Consequential amendments
• 105 Acts amended in sch 1
SCHEDULE 1 -- AMENDMENT OF PARTICULAR ACTS