CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 131B

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 131B

131B .         Principle to be observed in administration of this Part

        (1)         In the administration of this Part a principle to be observed is that public authorities should work together cooperatively and effectively to give responsible persons for a child the best chance of —

            (a)         safeguarding and promoting the child’s wellbeing; and

            (b)         appropriately and safely managing the behaviour of the child; and

            (c)         complying with any responsible parenting agreement they may enter into.

        (2)         The principle set out in subsection (1) is in addition to, and does not derogate from, the principles set out in Part 2 Divisions 2 and 3.

        [Section 131B inserted: No. 23 of 2015 s. 7; amended: No. 18 of 2021 s. 56.]