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CHILDREN'S PROTECTION ACT 1993 - SECT 31

31—Constitution of family care meeting

A family care meeting consists of—

            (a)         the Care and Protection Co-ordinator; and

            (b)         such of the persons invited to attend the meeting as attend in response to the invitation; and

            (c)         the employee in the Department authorised by the Chief Executive to present the report of the investigation into the child's circumstances to the meeting; and

            (d)         if persistent absenteeism from school is involved—

                  (i)         in the case of a Government school—an employee of the administrative unit of the Public Service charged with the administration of the Education Act 1972 nominated by the Director-General of Education;

                  (ii)         in the case of a non-Government school—a person nominated by the head teacher of the school; and

            (e)         if one has been appointed, the child's advocate; and

            (f)         any person, nominated by the Co-ordinator, who has examined, assessed, counselled or treated the child in the course of the investigation into the child's circumstances; and

            (g)         any other person nominated by the Co-ordinator for the purpose of providing expert advice or information on matters relevant to the meeting; and

            (h)         —

                  (i)         if the child is an Aboriginal child, a person nominated by a recognised Aboriginal organisation; or

                  (ii)         if the child is a Torres Strait Islander child, a person nominated by a recognised Torres Strait Islander organisation.



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