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CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1.1--INTRODUCTION

PART 1.2--PRINCIPLES

Division 1--Decision makers to have regard to principles

PART 3.1--SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND FAMILIES

PART 3.2--CONCERN ABOUT WELLBEING OF CHILD

PART 3.2A--DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD'S CONTACT WITH REGISTRABLE OFFENDER

  • 42A Interpretation  
  • 42B Secretaries may disclose information relating to registrable offenders  
  • 42C Chief Commissioner of Police and Secretary may disclose information relating to registrable offenders  
  • 42D Disclosure of certain information relating to registrable offender in certain circumstances  
  • 42E Information obtained in certain circumstances not to be disclosed without authority  

PART 3.3--COMMUNITY SERVICES

Division 1--Object of Part

PART 3.4--OUT OF HOME CARERS

Division 1--Introductory

PART 3.5--CHILD CARE AGREEMENTS

Division 1--Introduction

PART 3.6--RESTRICTIONS ON LONG-TERM CARE OF CHILDREN

PART 3.7--MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN IN OUT OF HOME CARE

  • 161A Definitions  
  • 161B Prohibited actions  

PART 4.1--CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION

  • 162 When is a child in need of protection?  
  • 163 Effect of conduct outside Victoria  

PART 4.2--RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINISTER

  • 164 Responsibilities of Minister  

PART 4.3--RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY

Division 1--Case planning

PART 4.4--REPORTING

Division 1--Introduction

PART 4.5--DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Division 1--Voluntary disclosure of information
  • 192 Disclosure and use of information under this Act  
  • 193 Disclosure of information in course of consultation by a community-based child and family service  
  • Division 2--Compulsory disclosure of information
  • 194 Who is an authorised officer?  
  • 195 Secretary may authorise direction to disclose  
  • 196 Authorised officer may require disclosure of information  
  • 197 Refusal or failure to comply with requirement  
  • 198 Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 199 Legal professional privilege and client legal privilege  
  • 200 Medical professional privilege does not apply  
  • 201 Offence to give false or misleading information  
  • 202 Exclusion of evidence of disclosed information  

PART 4.6--INVESTIGATION

Division 1--Investigation of protective intervention report

PART 4.7--PROCEDURE IN FAMILY DIVISION

Division 1--General
  • 214 How proceeding in Family Division commenced  
  • 215 Conduct of proceedings in Family Division  
  • 215A Standard of proof  
  • 215B Management of child protection proceedings  
  • 216 Power of Family Division to make certain orders by consent in absence of parties  
  • 216A Child not required to attend Court in Family Division  
  • Division 2--Conciliation conferences
  • 217 Referral of application to conciliation conference  
  • 218 What is a conciliation conference?  
  • 220 Guidelines for conciliation conferences  
  • 221 Time and place of conciliation conference  
  • 222 Who is to attend a conciliation conference?  
  • 223 Report to Court by convenor  
  • 224 Court to consider report of convenor  
  • 225 Immunity of participants  
  • 226 Confidentiality of conciliation conferences  
  • 227 Conciliation convenors  

PART 4.8--PROTECTIVE INTERVENTION

Division 1--Temporary assessment orders

PART 4.9--PROTECTION ORDERS

Division 1--General

PART 4.10--PERMANENT CARE ORDERS

PART 4.11--APPEALS AND REVIEWS

Division 1--Appeals

PART 4.12--INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND TRANSFERS

Division 1--Interstate movement of children

PART 4.13--THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT BOARD

PART 5.1--CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CHILDREN

PART 5.1A--COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS

  • 344A Time limits for filing a charge-sheet  
  • 344B Application for extension of time for commencement of proceeding  
  • 344C Extension of time  
  • 344D Rehearing  

PART 5.2--PROCEDURES AND STANDARD OF PROOF

Division 1--Custody and bail

PART 5.3--SENTENCES

Division 1--Sentencing generally

PART 5.4--APPEALS

Division 1--Appeal by offender to the County Court or Trial Division of the Supreme Court

PART 5.5--PAROLE

Division 2--Youth Parole Board

PART 5.6--TRANSFERS

Division 1AA--Use of terrorism risk information

PART 5.7--ESTABLISHMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

PART 5.8--PERSONS IN DETENTION

Division 1AA--Preliminary

PART 5.9--REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (YOUTH JUSTICE REFORM) ACT 2017

  • 492B Review of Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017  

PART 5.10--SHARING OF TERRORISM RISK INFORMATION

PART 6.1--OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

  • 493 Offence to fail to protect child from harm  
  • 494 Offence to leave child unattended  
  • 495 Offence to harbour or conceal child  
  • 496 Offence to counsel or induce child to be absent without lawful authority etc.  
  • 497 Offences in relation to community service etc.  

PART 6.2--OFFENCES RELATING TO DETAINED PERSONS

  • 498 Offence to escape or attempt to escape etc.  
  • 499 Offence to harbour or conceal person  
  • 500 Offence to counsel or induce person to escape  
  • 501 Offences in relation to persons held in centres  

PART 6.3--GENERAL OFFENCES

PART 7.1--THE CHILDREN'S COURT

PART 7.2--JURISDICTION

PART 7.3--PROCEDURE

PART 7.4--POWERS

  • 528 Court to have powers of Magistrates' Court  
  • 528A Enforcement of costs orders made in the Family Division  
  • 528B Issue of warrants in electronic form  
  • 529 Recall and cancellation of warrant  
  • 530 Power to adjourn proceeding  
  • 531 Power to dispense with service  
  • 532 Witness summonses  
  • 533 Court may reserve question of law for determination by Supreme Court  
  • 533A Court may issue or transmit court documents electronically  
  • 533B Court may receive documents electronically  

PART 7.5--RESTRICTION ON PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS

  • 534 Restriction on publication of proceedings  
  • 534A Certain publications exempted from the restriction on publication of proceedings  
  • 534B Certain publications exempted if publication is in relation to sentencing of an adult  

PART 7.6--COURT OFFICERS

PART 7.6A--JUDICIAL REGISTRARS

PART 7.7--COURT SERVICES

PART 7.8--REPORTS TO THE COURT

Division 1--General

PART 7.9--CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS INFRINGEMENT NOTICE SYSTEM

  • 581 CAYPINS procedure  
  • 582 Certain agencies may give information for enforcement purposes  

PART 7.10--GENERAL

PART 7.11--RULES

  • 588 Rules  
  • 589 Rules of court  
  • 590 Rules of court—Koori Court (Criminal Division)  
  • 590A Rules of court—Neighbourhood Justice Division  
  • 591 Disallowance  
  • 592 Practice notes  
  • 592A Statement of recognition  
  • 592B Definitions  
  • 592C Meaning of relevant historical care and protection order  
  • 592D Application of this Part  
  • 592E Effect of relevant historical care and protection order in relation to matters concerning convictions, findings of guilt or criminal history  
  • 592F Effect of relevant historical care and protection order in relation to an appointment, post, status or privilege  
  • 592G Obligations of responsible agencies, other than Victoria Police, in relation to the release of official records and secondary records  
  • 592H Obligations of Victoria Police in relation to the release of official records and secondary records  
  • 592I Destruction of official records and secondary records  
  • 592J No effect on entitlement to compensation or creation of entitlement to compensation  

PART 8.1--SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

  • 593 Service of documents  
  • 594 Service on parent or child or other person  
  • 595 Proof of service  
  • 596 Person may cause document to be served  

PART 8.2--POWERS OF SECRETARY IN RELATION TO MEDICAL SERVICES

  • 597 Powers of Secretary in relation to medical services and operations  

PART 8.3--PLACING CHILD IN EMERGENCY CARE

PART 8.3A--POWER OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS TO EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANTS

PART 8.4--JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT

  • 599 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  

PART 8.5--REGULATIONS

  • 600 Regulations  

PART 8.6--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

  • 606 Transitional and saving provisions  
  • 607 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2008  
  • 607A Transitional provisions—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009  
  • 608 Transitional provision—Crimes Amendment (Identity Crime) Act 2009  
  • 609 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Act 2009  
  • 610 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009  
  • 611 Order specifying land, leases, licences and interests in land to be transferred to Secretary  
  • 612 Vesting of property in Secretary  
  • 613 Action by Registrar of Titles  
  • 614 Taxes  
  • 615 Land etc. vests subject to encumbrances  
  • 616 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Matters) Act 2010  
  • 617 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010  
  • 618 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 (CAYPINS)  
  • 619 Transitional provision—Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Security of Youth Justice Facilities) Act 2011  
  • 620 Transitional provision—Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012  
  • 621 Transitional provision—Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012  
  • 622 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012  
  • Division 6A--of Part 5.4 applies to a question of law that arises in a proceeding on or after the commencement of section 35 of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012, irrespective of when the proceeding commenced.
  • 623 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Cancellation of Parole and Other Matters) Act 2013  
  • 624 Transitional provision—Children, Youth and Families Amendment Act 2013  
  • 625 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016  
  • 627 Transitional provisions—Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014  
  • 628 Transitional provisions—Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017  
  • 629 Transitional provision—Bail Amendment (Stage Two) Act 2018  
  • 630 Transitional and savings provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018  
  • 630A Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2018  
  • 631 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018  
  • 632 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Court and Other Matters) Act 2020  
  • 632A Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022—proceedings  
  • 632B Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022—power to make orders to resolve difficulty  
  • 633 Transitional provision—Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-determination and Other Matters) Act 2023—saving of authorisations of principal officers  
  • 634 Transitional regulations—Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-determination and Other Matters) Act 2023  

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