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CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 32

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 - SECT 32

32 .         CEO’s duties if action needed to safeguard etc. child’s wellbeing

        (1)         If the CEO determines that action should be taken to safeguard or promote a child’s wellbeing, the CEO must do one or more of the following —

            (a)         provide, or arrange for the provision of, social services to the child and, if appropriate, a parent or other member of the child’s family;

            (b)         arrange or facilitate a meeting between an officer and any one or more of the following people —

                  (i)         a parent or other member of the child’s family;

                  (ii)         a person who is significant in the child’s life;

                  (iii)         a representative of a service provider;

                  (iv)         a representative of a public authority,

                for the purpose of developing a plan to address the ongoing needs of the child in a way that ensures the best outcome for the child;

            (ca)         enter into a responsible parenting agreement in respect of the child;

            (c)         enter into a negotiated placement agreement in respect of the child;

            (d)         cause an investigation to be conducted by an authorised officer for the purpose of ascertaining whether the child may be in need of protection;

            (e)         take, or cause to be taken, intervention action in respect of the child;

            (f)         take, or cause to be taken, any other action in respect of the child that the CEO considers reasonably necessary.

        (2)         In subsection (1)(e) —

        intervention action means action that involves —

            (a)         making an application for a warrant (provisional protection and care) under section 35; or

            (b)         taking the child into provisional protection and care under section 37; or

            (c)         making a protection application.

        [Section 32 amended: No. 49 of 2010 s. 57; No. 23 of 2015 s. 6; No. 18 of 2021 s. 20.]