CHILD WELFARE ACT 1947
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3A Principle -- interests of child paramount
- 4 Interpretation
PART II -- Administrative provisions
- 6 Duty of Director-General
- 7 Inspectors and other officers
- 8 Visitors
- 9A Delegation
- 9B Review of decision of delegate
- 10 General powers of Director-General
- 10A General function of the Director-General
- 10B Director-General may delegate and sub-delegate
- 10C Exchange of information
- 11 Records to be kept
- 12 Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985
PART III -- Facilities
- 13 Departmental facilities
- 14 Subsidized facilities and voluntary facilities
- 15 Declaration of subsidized facilities
- 16 Manager to be approved
- 17 Maintenance by religious denominations
- 18 Judges, magistrates and members may visit centres
- 18A Visits by officers of Department
PART IV -- Wards and children under Departmental control
- 28 Remand for observation
Children in Need of Care and Protection and Uncontrolled Children
- 29 Power to apprehend child in need of care and protection
- 30 Powers of court with respect to children in need of care and protection
- 31 Order for detention
- 31A Punishment for misconduct or neglect causing a child to be in need of care and protection
- 32 How an uncontrolled child may be dealt with
General Provisions
- 40A Orders for maintenance of wards
- 43 Form of order
- 44 Statement of age and religion to be prima facie evidence
- 44A Director-General to give child a name
- 45 Certificate of person in charge of detention centre, etc., indorsed on order to be prima facie evidence
- 46 Absconders may be apprehended without warrant
- 47 Minister may release child
- 47A Authority for Minister to commit child to care of Department
- 47B Minister may commit to Departmental care a child left without parents, etc.
- 47C Parents may apply for committal of child
- 49 Minister may extend committal
- 50 Power to sign documents
- 52 Wards to attend school regularly
- 54 Wages may be paid into a savings bank
- 55 Moneys banked may be expended for child’s benefit
- 56 Director-General may recover wages
- 60 Change of residence to be notified by foster-parent
- 61 Notice to be given in certain cases
- 64 Placed out children to be visited
- 65 Minister may pay for maintenance of child
- 66 Payments for maintenance of children to foster-parent
- 66A Reciprocity between States as to care of wards and children under control of Department
- 66B Restriction on removal of children out of the State
- 66C Director-General may assist children of absent parents
- 66D Recovery of certain moneys
- 67 Warrant to apprehend certain children
- 68 Applying for warrant
PART VII -- Restrictions on employment of children
- 106 Definition
- 107 Supply of false information to employers an offence
- 107A Street trading
- 107B Employment other than street trading
- 107C Proceedings against employers may be taken by industrial inspectors
- 108 Restriction on employment of children for indecent purposes
- 109 Power for Director-General or authorised officer to enter certain places
PART VIII -- Lying-in homes, the care, charge or custody of children, and the adoption of children
- 110 Power to assist women in lying-in homes
- 111 Foster-parents to be licensed
- 112 Department may license foster-parents
- 113 Penalty for unlicensed foster-parents
- 114 Exceeding licensed numbers
- 115 Lying-in homes to be open for inspection
- 117 Register to be kept by foster-parents
- 120 Person taking entire charge of child to give notice to Director-General
PART VIIIA -- Transfer of child protection orders and proceedings
Division 1 -- Preliminary
- 120A Purpose of PART
- 120B Interpretation
Division 2 -- Transfer of child protection orders
Subdivision 1 -- Administrative transfers
- 120C When Director-General may transfer order
- 120D Director-General to have regard to certain matters
- 120E Notification of decision to transfer
- 120F Limited period for review of decision
Subdivision 2 -- Judicial transfers
- 120G When court may transfer order
- 120H Service of application
- 120I Court to have regard to certain matters
- 120J Type of order
- 120K Court shall consider report from the Director-General
- 120L Appeals
Division 3 -- Transfer of child protection proceedings
- 120M When court may make order under this Division
- 120N Service of application
- 120O Court to have regard to certain matters
- 120P Interim order
- 120Q Appeals
Division 4 -- Registration
- 120R Filing of interstate orders in the court
- 120S Registration of interstate orders
- 120T Notification by registrar of court
- 120U Effect of registration
- 120V Revocation of registration
Division 5 -- Miscellaneous
- 120W Effect of registration of transferred order
- 120X Transfer of court file
- 120Y Hearing and determination of transferred proceeding
- 120Z Disclosure of information
- 120ZA Discretion of Director-General to consent to transfer
- 120ZB Evidence of consent of relevant interstate officer
PART IX -- Procedure, penalties, and general provisions
- 122 Person appointed by Minister may conduct cases where complaint made
- 125 Interfering with wards or children placed under control of the Department an offence
- 127 Communicating with children in Departmental centres, etc. an offence
- 128 Offence to permit escape
- 130 Offence of deserting children
- 130A Parents who leave the State
- 138A Tattooing
- 138B Immediate care
- 142 General penalty
- 145 Order to be a defence to actions
- 146A Entry of premises
- 146B Personation of officers of Department an offence
- 146C Exemption from personal liability
- 149 Regulations