Western Australian Repealed Acts Western Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
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
SECOND SCHEDULE
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