CHILD WELFARE ACT 1947
This legislation has been repealed.
CHILD WELFARE ACT 1947
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 Compilation table