South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts8A—General functions of the Chief Executive
The Chief Executive has the following functions:
(a) to
develop codes of conduct and principles of good practice for working with
children;
(b) to
provide guidance on appropriate standards of conduct for adults in dealing
with children;
(c) to
define appropriate standards of care for ensuring the safety of children;
(d) to
provide guidance on how to deal with cases involving the bullying or
harassment of a child;
(e) to
disseminate information about child abuse and neglect so that cases of child
abuse and neglect are more readily recognised and more promptly dealt with;
(f) to
provide guidance on how to deal with cases involving the suspected
abuse or neglect of a child;
(g) to
provide guidance on the recruitment and supervision of staff of government and
non-government organisations who may have contact with children in the course
of their employment;
(h) to
ensure, as far as practicable, that procedures for making complaints about
cases of suspected child abuse or neglect are easily accessible and, in
particular, that they are accessible and responsive to children;
(i)
to monitor progress towards child safe environments in
the government and non-government sectors and to report regularly to the
Minister on that subject;
(j) to
develop and issue standards to be observed in dealing with information
obtained about the criminal history of employees and volunteers who work with
children in government or non-government organisations.