{"id":"children-and-community-services-regulations-2006","name":"Children and Community Services Regulations 2006","slug":"children-and-community-services-regulations-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174280,"registerId":"wa-children-and-community-services-regulations-2006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Children and Community Services Regulations 2006","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nChildren and Community Services Act 2004\n\nChildren and Community Services Regulations 2006\n\nWestern Australia\n\nChildren and Community Services Regulations 2006\n\nContents\n\nPart 1 — Preliminary\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used 1\n\nPart 2 — Children in the CEO’s care\n\n4. Approval of carers (Act s. 79(2)(a)(i)) 2\n\n4A. Interim placement arrangements (Act s. 79(2)(a)(iv)) 3\n\n4AA. Prescribed offices and positions (Act s. 124A *departmental officer*) 4\n\n4B. Prescribed course (Act s. 124A *teacher*) 5\n\n4BA. Prescribed duties (Act s. 124A *youth justice worker*) 5\n\n5. Records, prescribed information for (Act s. 128) 6\n\nPart 3 — Restraint, search and seizure\n\n6. Prescribed amount (Act s. 112 “disposable article”) 8\n\n7. Restraint of child under Act s. 114, officer’s duties after 8\n\n8. Articles seized under Act s. 116, dealing with 8\n\nPart 4AA — Warrants\n\n9AA. Form of warrant (access) (Act s. 121(1)) 9\n\n9AB. Form of warrant (apprehension) (Act s. 122(1)) 9\n\n9AC. Form of warrant (provisional protection and care) (Act s. 123(1)) 9\n\n9AD. Information in application for entry warrant (Act s. 241L(2)(a)) 9\n\n9AE. Form of entry warrant (Act s. 241M(3)) 10\n\nPart 4 — Pre‑hearing conferences\n\n9. Terms used 11\n\n10. Convenors, appointment of (Act s. 136) 11\n\n11. Terms and conditions of convenors’ appointments 11\n\n12. Resignation by convenor 11\n\n13. Removing convenor from office 12\n\n14. People who may attend pre‑hearing conference 12\n\n15. Participation using video link, audio link etc. 12\n\nPart 5A — Parentage testing procedures and reports\n\nDivision 1 — General\n\n16A. Terms used 13\n\n16B. Parentage testing procedures (Act s. 136A) 14\n\n16C. Compliance with regulations 14\n\nDivision 2 — Collection, storage and testing of samples\n\n16D. Bodily samples, who may take 15\n\n16E. Information about donor to be given before bodily sample taken 15\n\n16F. Blood samples, taking of 16\n\n16G. Bodily samples for DNA typing, taking of 17\n\n16H. Bodily samples, procedure for dealing with immediately after taking 17\n\n16I. Sampler’s duties after taking bodily sample 19\n\n16J. Packing, storing and transporting bodily samples for testing 19\n\n16K. Time for testing bodily samples 19\n\nDivision 3 — Reports\n\n16L. Reports of testing (Act s. 136H(b)) 20\n\nPart 5 — Reports about child\n\n16. Terms used 21\n\n17. Appointing people to provide reports (Act s. 139) 21\n\n18. President to establish panel 21\n\n19. Terms and conditions of appointment under Act s. 139 22\n\n20. Costs of report 22\n\nPart 6 — Miscellaneous\n\n20A. Prescribed authorities (Act s. 28A) 23\n\n21. Payments to special guardians (Act s. 65) 24\n\n21A. Work prescribed (Act s. 191(4)) 25\n\n21B. Prescribed personal material (Act s. 97(1)) 25\n\n22. Public authorities to which s. 22(4AA) applies 26\n\n23. Prescribed criteria for person preparing report under s. 61(2B) 28\n\n23B. Prescribed legal proceedings (Act s. 124F(2)) 29\n\n23C. Prescribed legal proceedings (Act s. 240(2)) 29\n\nPart 7 — Transitional arrangements\n\n24. Term used: commencement day 30\n\n29. Certain children in care as at 1 Mar 2006 30\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\n1. Warrant (access) 31\n\n2. Warrant (apprehension) 33\n\n3. Warrant (provisional protection and care) 35\n\n3A. Entry warrant 37\n\n4. Parentage testing procedure 39\n\n5. Parentage testing procedure 42\n\n6. Parentage testing procedure report 43\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 47\n\nEditorial changes table 51\n\nOther notes 51\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nChildren and Community Services Act 2004\n\nChildren and Community Services Regulations 2006\n\n## Part 1 — Preliminary\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations are the *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which section 250 comes into operation.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\n  President means the President of the Children’s Court;\n\n  section means a section of the Act.\n\n[Part 1A (r. 3A) deleted: SL 2021/36 r. 4.]\n\n## Part 2 — Children in the CEO’s care\n\n##### 4. Approval of carers (Act s. 79(2)(a)(i))\n\n(1) The CEO may approve an individual for the purposes of section 79(2)(a)(i) if —\n\n(a) the CEO is satisfied that the individual —\n\n(i) is able to provide care for a child in a way that promotes the wellbeing of the child, promotes the child’s family and interpersonal relationships, and protects the child from harm; and\n\n(ia) is able to provide care for a child in a way that supports the child’s culture and identity; and\n\n(ii) is able to provide a safe living environment for a child; and\n\n(iii) is able to work cooperatively with officers, a child’s family and other people when providing care for a child; and\n\n(iv) is able to take responsibility for the development of their competency and skills as a carer; and\n\n(v) is a person of good character and repute;\n\nand\n\n(b) a negative notice or an interim negative notice has not been issued to the individual under the *Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004*.\n\n(2) The CEO may, subject to subregulation (3), revoke an approval under subregulation (1) if —\n\n(a) the CEO can no longer be satisfied as to a matter referred to in subregulation (1)(a) in relation to the individual; or\n\n(b) a negative notice or an interim negative notice has been issued to the individual under the *Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004*; or\n\n(c) there are reasonable grounds for believing that the approval was obtained improperly.\n\n(3) Before revoking an approval the CEO must —\n\n(a) give a written notice to the individual —\n\n(i) stating the reasons for the proposed revocation; and\n\n(ii) informing the individual that the individual is entitled to make representations to the CEO in respect of the proposed revocation within 28 days after receipt of the notice;\n\nand\n\n(b) have regard to any representations made within the period referred to in paragraph (a)(ii).\n\n[Regulation 4 amended: SL 2022/49 r. 4 and 10.]\n\n##### 4A. Interim placement arrangements (Act s. 79(2)(a)(iv))\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\ninterim carer, in relation to an interim placement arrangement, means the individual who provides, or will provide, care for a child under the interim placement arrangement.\n\n(2) The CEO may, under section 79(2), make an arrangement (an interim placement arrangement) for the placement of a child with an individual who is not approved under regulation 4(1).\n\n(3) Before, or as soon as practicable after, an interim placement arrangement is made in respect of a child, the following requirements must be met —\n\n(a) the interim carer must make, and give to the CEO, a statutory declaration, in a form approved by the CEO, that addresses matters relevant to the interim carer’s suitability to provide care for the child;\n\n(b) the interim carer must consent to the CEO carrying out any check (including a criminal record check) that the CEO considers appropriate for the purposes of assessing the interim carer’s suitability to provide care for the child;\n\n(c) the CEO must confirm that a negative notice or an interim negative notice has not been issued to the interim carer under the *Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004*;\n\n(d) an officer must visit the place where the child is, or will be, living under the interim placement arrangement.\n\n(4) The CEO must cancel an interim placement arrangement if —\n\n(a) any of the requirements in subregulation (3) are not met within 5 working days after the day on which the interim placement arrangement is made; or\n\n(b) the interim carer is not approved under regulation 4(1) within 6 months after the day on which the interim placement arrangement is made.\n\n(5) If, within 6 months after the day on which an interim placement arrangement is made, the interim carer is approved under regulation 4(1), then, on and from the date of approval, the interim placement arrangement is taken to be a placement arrangement made under section 79(2)(a)(i).\n\n[Regulation 4A inserted: SL 2022/49 r. 5.]\n\n##### 4AA. Prescribed offices and positions (Act s. 124A *departmental officer*)\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of ***departmental officer*** in section 124A, each of the following offices or positions is prescribed —\n\n(a) family support officer;\n\n(b) cook in a secure care facility;\n\n(c) any office or position to which a person is appointed on a casual employment basis under the *Public Sector Management Act 1994* section 100(2) by the employing authority of the Department.\n\n[Regulation 4AA inserted: SL 2023/179 r. 4.]\n\n##### 4B. Prescribed course (Act s. 124A *teacher*)\n\nA course is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (c)(ii) of the definition of ***teacher*** in section 124A if —\n\n(a) the course is an approved VET course as defined in the *Vocational Education and Training Act 1996* section 5(1); and\n\n(b) the course is provided by —\n\n(i) a college established under the *Vocational Education and Training Act 1996* section 35; and\n\n(ii) a person employed under the *Vocational Education and Training Act 1996* section 47;\n\nand\n\n(c) the course is provided for students who include children.\n\n[Regulation 4B inserted: SL 2023/110 r. 4.]\n\n##### 4BA. Prescribed duties (Act s. 124A *youth justice worker*)\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\ncontact includes any of the following —\n\n(a) any form of oral communication, whether face to face, by telephone or otherwise;\n\n(b) any form of written communication;\n\n(c) any form of electronic communication.\n\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph (a)(vi) of the definition of ***youth justice worker*** in section 124A, the duties are any of the following —\n\n(a) any duty that involves material contact with children;\n\n(b) supervision of children;\n\n(c) monitoring of children.\n\n[Regulation 4BA inserted: SL 2025/57 r. 4.]\n\n##### 5. Records, prescribed information for (Act s. 128)\n\n(1) The following information is prescribed for the purposes of section 128 —\n\n(a) the child’s name;\n\n(b) the child’s date of birth and place of birth to the extent that such information is available;\n\n(c) a copy of the child’s care plan or provisional care plan and any modifications to it;\n\n(d) information about the child’s health, including a copy of any medical records and immunisation records —\n\n(i) relating to the period in which the child is in the CEO’s care; or\n\n(ii) otherwise provided to the CEO;\n\n(e) information about the child’s education, including a copy of any school reports —\n\n(i) relating to the period in which the child is in the CEO’s care; or\n\n(ii) otherwise provided to the CEO;\n\n(f) information about the child’s cultural, ethnic, religious and family background to the extent that such information is available;\n\n(g) any other information considered by the CEO to be relevant to the child.\n\n(2) In subregulation (1)(c) —\n\n  care plan has the meaning given to that term in section 89(1);\n\n  provisional care plan has the meaning given to that term in section 39(1).\n\n## Part 3 — Restraint, search and seizure\n\n##### 6. Prescribed amount (Act s. 112 “disposable article”)\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of ***disposable article*** in section 112 the amount of $30 is prescribed.\n\n##### 7. Restraint of child under Act s. 114, officer’s duties after\n\nAn authorised officer who restrains a child in the exercise of the power conferred by section 114 (the incident) must —\n\n(a) record the date and time of the incident; and\n\n(b) give the CEO a written report on the incident as soon as practicable after it occurs.\n\n##### 8. Articles seized under Act s. 116, dealing with\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\n  seized article means a thing or substance seized under section 116.\n\n(2) This regulation applies if it is not reasonably practicable for an officer to return a seized article to a child.\n\n(3) The CEO may direct that the seized article be sold or destroyed or disposed of in some other way.\n\n(4) If the CEO issues a direction under subregulation (3), the officer must arrange for the sale, destruction or disposal of the seized article in accordance with the direction.\n\n(5) If the seized article is sold, the proceeds of the sale, after the deduction of the reasonable costs of the sale, must be credited to the Consolidated Account 1.\n\n## Part 4AA — Warrants\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2226.]\n\n##### 9AA. Form of warrant (access) (Act s. 121(1))\n\nA warrant (access) as defined in section 121(1) is to be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 1.\n\n[Regulation 9AA inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2226.]\n\n##### 9AB. Form of warrant (apprehension) (Act s. 122(1))\n\nA warrant (apprehension) as defined in section 122(1) is to be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 2.\n\n[Regulation 9AB inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2226.]\n\n##### 9AC. Form of warrant (provisional protection and care) (Act s. 123(1))\n\nA warrant (provisional protection and care) as defined in section 123(1) is to be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 3.\n\n[Regulation 9AC inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2226.]\n\n##### 9AD. Information in application for entry warrant (Act s. 241L(2)(a))\n\nAn application for an entry warrant made under section 241L(1) must include the following —\n\n(a) the applicant’s full name and official details;\n\n(b) the place in relation to which the warrant is sought;\n\n(c) the authorised purpose for which entry to the place is required;\n\n(d) the grounds on which the applicant considers that entry to the place is required;\n\n(e) the period, not exceeding 14 days, proposed for execution of the warrant;\n\n(f) a statement to the best of the applicant’s knowledge about whether an application for an entry warrant in respect of the same place has been made under section 241L(1) within the previous 72 hours and, if so, whether or not an entry warrant was issued.\n\n[Regulation 9AD inserted: SL 2022/49 r. 6.]\n\n##### 9AE. Form of entry warrant (Act s. 241M(3))\n\nAn entry warrant issued under section 241M(1) must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 3A.\n\n[Regulation 9AE inserted: SL 2022/49 r. 6.]\n\n[Part 4A (r. 9A) deleted: Gazette 18 Jan 2011 p. 145.]\n\n## Part 4 — Pre‑hearing conferences\n\n##### 9. Terms used\n\nIn this Part —\n\n  audio link means facilities, including telephones, that enable, at the same time, the convenor and other people present at a pre‑hearing conference to hear a person at another place and vice versa;\n\n  video link means facilities that enable, at the same time, the convenor and other people present at a pre‑hearing conference to see and hear a person at another place and vice versa.\n\n##### 10. Convenors, appointment of (Act s. 136)\n\nFor the purposes of section 136 the President may appoint as a convenor —\n\n(a) a person by virtue of the office or position held by the person in the Court; or\n\n(b) a person who, in the opinion of the President, has appropriate qualifications and experience.\n\n##### 11. Terms and conditions of convenors’ appointments\n\n(1) A convenor appointed under regulation 10(b) holds office for the period, not exceeding 3 years, specified in their instrument of appointment and is eligible for reappointment.\n\n(2) The remuneration, allowances, and other terms and conditions of appointment, of a convenor appointed under regulation 10(b) are as described in their instrument of appointment.\n\n[Regulation 11 amended: SL 2022/49 r. 10.]\n\n##### 12. Resignation by convenor\n\nA convenor appointed under regulation 10(b) may resign from office by giving the President a signed letter of resignation.\n\n##### 13. Removing convenor from office\n\nThe President may remove a convenor appointed under regulation 10(b) from office at any time.\n\n##### 14. People who may attend pre‑hearing conference\n\n(1) The following people may attend a pre‑hearing conference —\n\n(a) the child unless the convenor of the conference otherwise directs;\n\n(b) any other party to the protection proceedings;\n\n(c) a legal representative of a party to the protection proceedings;\n\n(d) a person allowed to attend under subregulation (2).\n\n(2) The convenor of a pre‑hearing conference may allow a person to attend the conference if the convenor considers that the person is significant in the child’s life.\n\n##### 15. Participation using video link, audio link etc.\n\nThe convenor of a pre‑hearing conference must, if directed by the Court to do so, and may, in any other case, allow a person who is unable to attend the pre‑hearing conference in person to participate in the conference by means of video link, audio link or other electronic means.\n\n## Part 5A — Parentage testing procedures and reports\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 243.]\n\n### Division 1 — General\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 243.]\n\n##### 16A. Terms used\n\nIn this Part —\n\nbodily sample is not limited to a sample of blood;\n\ndonor means a person required to provide a bodily sample for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure;\n\nguardian, in relation to a represented person, means a person appointed as a guardian of the person under the *Guardianship and Administration Act 1990* section 43;\n\nHLA means human leucocyte antigen;\n\nmedical practitioner means a person registered under the *Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia)* in the medical profession;\n\nNATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia;\n\nnominated reporter means the person nominated by a laboratory to prepare a report relating to the information obtained as a result of carrying out a parentage testing procedure at that laboratory;\n\nreport means a report in accordance with regulation 16L;\n\nrepresented person means a person in respect of whom a guardianship order made under the *Guardianship and Administration Act 1990* is in force;\n\nresponsible person, for a child, means —\n\n(a) if the child is in provisional protection and care, or is the subject of a protection order (time limited) or protection order (until 18), the CEO or a person nominated by the CEO;\n\n(b) otherwise —\n\n(i) a person responsible for the long term care, welfare and development of the child; or\n\n(ii) a person nominated by the Court for the purposes of this Part;\n\nsample means a sample taken from a donor for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure;\n\nsampler means a person who takes a bodily sample from a donor for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure;\n\ntesting means the implementation, or any part of the implementation, of a parentage testing procedure.\n\n[Regulation 16A inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 243-4.]\n\n##### 16B. Parentage testing procedures (Act s. 136A)\n\nFor the purposes of the definition of ***parentage testing procedure*** in section 136A, the following medical procedures are prescribed —\n\n(a) red cell antigen blood grouping;\n\n(b) red cell enzyme blood grouping;\n\n(c) HLA tissue typing;\n\n(d) testing for serum markers;\n\n(e) DNA typing.\n\n[Regulation 16B inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 244.]\n\n##### 16C. Compliance with regulations\n\nA parentage testing procedure is taken to be carried out in accordance with these regulations if —\n\n(a) it is carried out —\n\n(i) in compliance with Division 2; and\n\n(ii) at a laboratory that is accredited by NATA for the purpose of carrying out parentage testing procedures; and\n\n(iii) in accordance with standards of practice that entitle the laboratory to be so accredited;\n\nand\n\n(b) a report for the procedure is prepared.\n\n[Regulation 16C inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 245.]\n\n### Division 2 — Collection, storage and testing of samples\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 245.]\n\n##### 16D. Bodily samples, who may take\n\nA person must not take a bodily sample from a donor for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure unless —\n\n(a) the person is a medical practitioner; or\n\n(b) the person is employed by or in a health service provider, a hospital, a pathology practice, a parentage testing practice or a medical practitioner for the purpose of taking a bodily sample from a donor.\n\n[Regulation 16D inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 245; amended: Gazette 24 Jun 2016 p. 2296.]\n\n##### 16E. Information about donor to be given before bodily sample taken\n\n(1) A sampler must not take a bodily sample from a donor unless the donor or, if subregulation (3) applies, a person who, under subregulation (3) can complete an affidavit, has —\n\n(a) immediately before the sampler takes the bodily sample, completed an affidavit in the form of Schedule 1 Form 4, to which is attached a recent photograph of the donor named in the affidavit; and\n\n(b) either —\n\n(i) provided to the sampler a recent photograph of the donor, measuring approximately 45 mm by 35 mm, that shows a full face view of the donor’s head and the donor’s shoulders against a plain background; or\n\n(ii) made a written arrangement with the sampler for a photograph of that kind to be taken.\n\n(2) The photograph required by subregulation (1)(b) is in addition to the photograph that is required to be attached to Form 4.\n\n(3) If the donor is a child or a represented person the affidavit referred to in subregulation (1)(a) may be completed only by —\n\n(a) in the case of a child, a person who is a responsible person for the child; or\n\n(b) in the case of a represented person, a person who is a guardian of the represented person.\n\n[Regulation 16E inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 245-6.]\n\n##### 16F. Blood samples, taking of\n\n(1) A sampler may take a sample of blood from a donor only with a needle or syringe that —\n\n(a) has not been used for any purpose; and\n\n(b) has been sterilised; and\n\n(c) is disposable.\n\n(2) Before taking a sample of blood from a donor, the sampler must ensure that the area of the donor’s skin into which the needle is to be inserted to withdraw the blood has been cleaned with an antiseptic.\n\n[Regulation 16F inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 246.]\n\n##### 16G. Bodily samples for DNA typing, taking of\n\n(1) This regulation applies to the taking of a bodily sample other than a sample of blood from a donor for the purposes of a parentage testing procedure that is DNA typing.\n\n(2) A sampler must not take a bodily sample from a donor with a swab unless the swab —\n\n(a) has not been used for any purpose; and\n\n(b) has been sterilised.\n\n(3) If the bodily sample to be taken from a donor is a skin scraping or a hair root, the implement used by the sampler to take the sample must have been sterilised before use.\n\n[Regulation 16G inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 246.]\n\n##### 16H. Bodily samples, procedure for dealing with immediately after taking\n\n(1) If a bodily sample is taken from a donor the sampler must ensure that —\n\n(a) the sample is placed in a container —\n\n(i) immediately after it is taken; and\n\n(ii) in the presence of the donor;\n\nand\n\n(b) the container has not previously been used for any purpose; and\n\n(c) the container is sealed in a way that, if it were opened after being sealed, that fact would be evident on inspection of the container; and\n\n(d) the container is labelled in a way that —\n\n(i) if the label, or any part of the label, were removed; or\n\n(ii) if writing on the label were impaired by alteration or erasure,\n\nthe removal of the label, or the impairment, would be evident on inspection of the container; and\n\n(e) the particulars on the label are inscribed in ink and include —\n\n(i) the full name of the donor; and\n\n(ii) the date of birth and the sex of the donor; and\n\n(iii) the date and time at which the sample was taken;\n\nand\n\n(f) when paragraph (e) is complied with, the sampler and the donor sign the label, in ink.\n\n(2) If the donor is a child —\n\n(a) the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(a) must be completed in the presence of a person who is a responsible person for the child; and\n\n(b) the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(f) is taken to be satisfied only if a person who is a responsible person for the child signs the label.\n\n(3) If the donor is a represented person —\n\n(a) the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(a) must be completed in the presence of a person who is a guardian of the represented person; and\n\n(b) the procedure specified in subregulation (1)(f) is taken to be complied with only if the label is signed by a person who is a guardian of the represented person.\n\n[Regulation 16H inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 246-7.]\n\n##### 16I. Sampler’s duties after taking bodily sample\n\nAfter taking a bodily sample from a donor, the sampler must —\n\n(a) complete a statement in the form of Schedule 1 Form 5; and\n\n(b) affix the photograph of the donor referred to in regulation 16E(1)(b) to the statement; and\n\n(c) sign their name partly on the photograph and partly on the statement in a way that, if the photograph were later removed from the statement, the removal would be evident from inspection of the statement.\n\n[Regulation 16I inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 247-8; amended: SL 2022/49 r. 10.]\n\n##### 16J. Packing, storing and transporting bodily samples for testing\n\n(1) A bodily sample must be packed, stored and transported to a laboratory for testing in a manner that —\n\n(a) will preserve the integrity of the sample; and\n\n(b) ensures that the testing of the sample will produce the same results as would have been obtained if the sample had been tested immediately after collection.\n\n(2) The sampler must ensure that the following documents are sent to the laboratory with the sample —\n\n(a) the affidavit completed under regulation 16E(1)(a);\n\n(b) the statement completed under regulation 16I.\n\n[Regulation 16J inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 248.]\n\n##### 16K. Time for testing bodily samples\n\n(1) A laboratory to which a bodily sample has been sent for testing must ensure that the testing is completed —\n\n(a) if the proposed procedure is red cell antigen blood grouping, red cell enzyme blood grouping or testing for serum markers, within 6 days after the sample is taken; or\n\n(b) if the proposed procedure is HLA tissue typing, within 3 days after the sample is taken; or\n\n(c) if the proposed procedure is DNA typing, within a reasonable time after the sample is taken.\n\n(2) If the proposed procedure is red cell enzyme blood grouping or testing for serum markers, subregulation (1)(a) is complied with if a dried sample of the bodily sample to be tested is prepared within 6 days after the sample is taken from the donor.\n\n[Regulation 16K inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 248.]\n\n### Division 3 — Reports\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 248.]\n\n##### 16L. Reports of testing (Act s. 136H(b))\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 136H(b) a report must be prepared, in accordance with this regulation, relating to the information obtained as a result of carrying out a parentage testing procedure.\n\n(2) The report must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 6.\n\n(3) Part I of the report must be completed by the nominated reporter identified in the report.\n\n(4) Part II of the report must be completed by —\n\n(a) the person who carried out the parentage testing procedure; or\n\n(b) the person under whose supervision the parentage testing procedure was carried out.\n\n(5) A report completed otherwise than in accordance with this regulation is taken to be of no effect.\n\n[Regulation 16L inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 248-9.]\n\n## Part 5 — Reports about child\n\n##### 16. Terms used\n\nIn this Part —\n\n  panel means the panel of names referred to in regulation 18(1);\n\n  report has the meaning given to that term in section 138.\n\n##### 17. Appointing people to provide reports (Act s. 139)\n\n(1) Unless subregulation (2) applies, a person referred to in section 139(1) is to be appointed from the panel.\n\n(2) If the Court considers that a report is required from a person with particular qualifications or experience and such a person is not on the panel, the Court may appoint for the purposes of section 139 a person who, in the opinion of the Court, has the necessary qualifications or experience.\n\n##### 18. President to establish panel\n\n(1) The President must establish and maintain a panel of names of people who —\n\n(a) in the opinion of the President have appropriate qualifications and experience in one or more of the fields of medicine, psychology, psychiatry and social work; and\n\n(b) are willing to be appointed for the purposes of section 139.\n\n(2) The President may remove the name of a person from the panel at any time.\n\n##### 19. Terms and conditions of appointment under Act s. 139\n\nThe remuneration, allowances, and other terms and conditions of appointment, of a person appointed for the purposes of section 139 are as described in their instrument of appointment.\n\n[Regulation 19 amended: SL 2022/49 r. 10.]\n\n##### 20. Costs of report\n\n(1) A party to protection proceedings is to pay the costs of a report given in those proceedings if the Court so orders.\n\n(2) The Court must not make an order under subregulation (1) unless it is satisfied that there are exceptional reasons for doing so.\n\n## Part 6 — Miscellaneous\n\n##### 20A. Prescribed authorities (Act s. 28A)\n\nThe following public authorities are prescribed for the purposes of the definition of ***prescribed authority*** in section 28A —\n\n(a) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972*;\n\n(b) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998*;\n\n[(c) deleted]\n\n(d) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Health Legislation Administration Act 1984*;\n\n[(e) deleted]\n\n(f) the Housing Authority referred to in the *Housing Act 1980* section 6(4);\n\n[(g) deleted]\n\n(h) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *School Education Act 1999*;\n\n(i) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Mental Health Act 2014*;\n\n(j) the department of the Public Service designated as the Police Service;\n\n(k) the Disability Services Commission referred to in the *Disability Services Act 1993* section 6;\n\n(la) the Police Force of Western Australia;\n\n[(l) deleted]\n\n(m) each health service provider established by an order made under the *Health Services Act 2016* section 32(1);\n\n(n) the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia established by the *Teacher Registration Act 2012* section 86;\n\n(o) the Training Accreditation Council established by the *Vocational Education and Training Act 1996* section 25;\n\n(p) each college established under the *Vocational Education and Training Act 1996* section 35;\n\n(q) a judge of the Family Court of Western Australia;\n\n(r) the Principal Registrar, a deputy registrar or a registrar of the Family Court of Western Australia;\n\n(s) a family law magistrate as defined in the *Family Court Act 1997* section 5(1);\n\n(t) a family consultant as defined in the *Family Court Act 1997* section 61;\n\n(u) the department of the Public Service designated as the Department of the Premier and Cabinet;\n\n(v) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Financial Management Act 2006*.\n\n[Regulation 20A inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 249-50; amended: Gazette 27 Jan 2012 p. 567; 27 Jun 2014 p. 2311; 10 Apr 2015 p. 1251; 15 Dec 2015 p. 5028-9; 24 Jun 2016 p. 2296; 22 Jun 2018 p. 2179; SL 2022/49 r. 7; SL 2023/52 r. 4; SL 2023/172 r. 4.]\n\n##### 21. Payments to special guardians (Act s. 65)\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 65 the scale of amounts set out in the Table is prescribed.\n\nTable\n\n| **Item** | **Class of children** | **Amount** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Children who are under 7 years of age | $487 |\n| 2. | Children who have reached 7 years of age but are under 13 years of age | $576 |\n| 3. | Children who have reached 13 years of age | $697 |\n\n\n(2) Payments of amounts prescribed under subregulation (1) are to be made at fortnightly intervals.\n\n[Regulation 21 amended: Gazette 7 Aug 2007 p. 4029; 18 Jan 2011 p. 146; 21 Sep 2012 p. 4422; 27 Jun 2014 p. 2311; 26 Jun 2015 p. 2238‑9; 24 Jun 2016 p. 2293; 23 Jun 2017 p. 3175; 22 Jun 2018 p. 2179; 28 Jun 2019 p. 2478; SL 2020/142 r. 4; SL 2021/139 r. 4; SL 2022/87 r. 6; SL 2023/93 r. 6; SL 2024/108 r. 6; SL 2025/159 r. 4.]\n\n##### 21A. Work prescribed (Act s. 191(4))\n\nWork that involves the collection of shopping trolleys at or in the vicinity of a shop or other retail outlet is prescribed for the purposes of section 191(4).\n\n[Regulation 21A inserted: Gazette 18 Aug 2006 p. 3367.]\n\n##### 21B. Prescribed personal material (Act s. 97(1))\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph (e) of the definition of personal material in section 97(1), the following documents and materials are prescribed —\n\n(a) school test results and other material relating to the child’s education (such as awards, certificates, yearbooks, portfolios and artwork);\n\n(b) records and personal effects relating to the child’s participation in recreational or extra-curricular activities (such as awards, medals, trophies and certificates);\n\n(c) the child’s Medicare card and health care card;\n\n(d) the child’s dental records;\n\n(e) the child’s immunisation records;\n\n(f) the child’s Tax File Number;\n\n(g) documents relating to the child’s financial assets (such as bank account and trust account information and any cards linked to such accounts);\n\n(h) the child’s learner’s permit, driver’s licence and any other identification documents;\n\n(i) the child’s family tree or genogram;\n\n(j) gifts, letters and photographs received from the child’s relatives, friends and carers;\n\n(k) the child’s placement history;\n\n(l) documents or material relating to the child’s religious identity (such as a baptism or confirmation certificate).\n\n[Regulation 21B inserted: Gazette 22 Jun 2018 p. 2179‑80.]\n\n##### 22. Public authorities to which s. 22(4AA) applies\n\nSection 22(4AA) applies to the following public authorities —\n\n(a) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Local Government Act 1995*;\n\n(b) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Mental Health Act 2014*;\n\n(c) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Prisons Act 1981*;\n\n(d) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *School Education Act 1999*;\n\n(e) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the *Vocational Education and Training Act 1996* (other than Part 4 of that Act);\n\n(f) the health service provider with the corporate name “North Metropolitan Health Service” established under the *Health Services (Health Service Providers) Order 2016* clause 8(1);\n\n(g) the health service provider with the corporate name “South Metropolitan Health Service” established under the *Health Services (Health Service Providers) Order 2016* clause 9(1);\n\n(h) the health service provider with the corporate name “East Metropolitan Health Service” established under the *Health Services (Health Service Providers) Order 2016* clause 10(1);\n\n(i) the health service provider with the corporate name “Child and Adolescent Health Service” established under the *Health Services (Health Service Providers) Order 2016* clause 12(1);\n\n(j) the health service provider with the corporate name “WA Country Health Service” established under the *Health Services (Health Service Providers) Order 2016* clause 14(1).\n\n[Regulation 22 inserted: SL 2022/49 r. 8; amended: SL 2022/168 r. 4.]\n\n##### 23. Prescribed criteria for person preparing report under s. 61(2B)\n\n(1) In this regulation —\n\nAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation means a body corporate —\n\n(a) the governing body of which is comprised, or substantially comprised, of Aboriginal persons, Torres Strait Islanders or both Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders; and\n\n(b) that has as its principal object, or one of its principal objects, the promotion of the interests of Aboriginal persons, Torres Strait Islanders or both Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders.\n\n(2) A person who prepares a written report for the purposes of section 61(2B) must be —\n\n(a) an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation the members of the governing body and staff of which have, between them —\n\n(i) experience in the provision of social services to Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders; and\n\n(ii) knowledge and understanding of the matters described in subregulation (3); and\n\n(iii) the ability to engage and communicate with Aboriginal children, Torres Strait Islander children and their families;\n\nor\n\n(b) an individual (other than an officer of the Department) who —\n\n(i) is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander; and\n\n(ii) has the experience, knowledge, understanding and ability referred to in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) and (iii).\n\n(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a)(ii), the matters are —\n\n(a) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural practices; and\n\n(b) child protection practices and processes, including cultural support requirements; and\n\n(c) child development; and\n\n(d) child rearing practices in respect of Aboriginal children or Torres Strait Islander children; and\n\n(e) the impact of trauma (including intergenerational trauma) associated with disconnection from family, culture and country on the wellbeing of Aboriginal children, Torres Strait Islander children and their families.\n\n[Regulation 23 inserted: SL 2022/49 r. 8.]\n\n[**23A.** Deleted: Gazette 7 Aug 2007 p. 4030.]\n\n##### 23B. Prescribed legal proceedings (Act s. 124F(2))\n\nA proceeding under the *Coroners Act 1996* is a prescribed legal proceeding for the purposes of section 124F(2).\n\n[Regulation 23B inserted: SL 2025/191 r. 4.]\n\n##### 23C. Prescribed legal proceedings (Act s. 240(2))\n\nA proceeding under the *Coroners Act 1996* is a prescribed legal proceeding for the purposes of section 240(2).\n\n[Regulation 23C inserted: SL 2025/191 r. 4.]\n\n## Part 7 — Transitional arrangements\n\n##### 24. Term used: commencement day\n\nIn this Part —\n\n  commencement day means the day on which these regulations come into operation.\n\n[Regulation 24 amended: Gazette 7 Aug 2007 p. 4030.]\n\n[**25‑28.** Deleted: Gazette 7 Aug 2007 p. 4030.]\n\n##### 29. Certain children in care as at 1 Mar 2006\n\n(1) This regulation applies to a child if immediately before commencement day the child —\n\n(a) was being cared for by a person pursuant to an arrangement made —\n\n(i) by the Director‑General as defined in the *Child Welfare Act 1947* 2 section 4(1); and\n\n(ii) with the consent of a parent of the child;\n\nand\n\n(b) was not the subject of an order or proceedings under the *Child Welfare Act 1947* 2.\n\n(2) A child to whom this regulation applies is to be taken to be a child —\n\n(a) who is in the CEO’s care for the purposes of the Act Part 4; and\n\n(b) to whom care is provided under a placement arrangement as defined in section 3.\n\nSchedule 1 — Forms\n\n[r. 9AA, 9AB, 9AC, 9AE, 16E, 16I and 16L]\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 250; amended: SL 2022/49 r. 9(1).]\n\n1. Warrant (access)\n\n- In the Children’s Court atFile No. **Warrant (access)**\n- **To** **All authorised officers.**\n- Details of child Surname Date of birth\n- Given names Gender\n- Address\n- Details of applicant Name\n- Division\n- Address\n- Telephone Fax Email\n- Section This warrant is issued under section 34(3) 52(4) 135(5)\n- **Authority and directions** **This warrant authorises you —** **(a) to enter, at any time, any place where you reasonably believe the child to be; and****(b) to search the place for the purpose of finding the child; and****(c) to remain at the place for as long as you consider reasonably necessary to find the child; and****(d) if the child is found, to remain at the place and have access to the child for as long as the officer considers reasonably necessary.****This warrant must be executed in accordance with the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* section 124.**\n- Issuing details Name of magistrate\n- Date Time\n- Magistrate’s signature Issued by me on the above date and at the above time. Court seal\n- Execution details Date Time\n- Address\n- The warrant was executed.\n- The warrant could not be executed despite every reasonable effort.\n- The warrant was not executed after the determination that access was no longer necessary.\n- Authorised officer in charge of execution Name\n- Position\n- Signature\n\n\n[Form 1 inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2226-7.]\n\n2. Warrant (apprehension)\n\n- In the Children’s Court atFile No. **Warrant (apprehension)**\n- **To** **All authorised officers.****All police officers.**\n- Details of child Surname Date of birth\n- Given names Gender\n- Address\n- Details of applicant Name\n- Division\n- Address\n- Telephone Fax Email\n- Section This warrant is issued under section 85(3) 86(3)\n- **Authority and directions** **This warrant authorises you —** **(a) to enter, at any time, any place where you reasonably believe the child to be; and****(b) to search the place for the purpose of finding the child; and****(c) to remain at the place for as long as you consider reasonably necessary to find the child; and****(d) if the child is found, to apprehend the child and —** **(i) in the case of a warrant issued under the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* section 85, to take the child to such place as the CEO directs; or** **(ii) in the case of a warrant issued under section 86 of that Act, to take the child to the place referred to in section 86(1) or such other place as the CEO directs.****This warrant must be executed in accordance with the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* section 124.**\n- Issuing details Name of magistrate\n- Date Time\n- Magistrate’s signature Issued by me on the above date and at the above time. Court seal\n- Execution details Date Time\n- Address\n- The warrant was executed.\n- The warrant could not be executed despite every reasonable effort.\n- The warrant was not executed after the determination that apprehension of the child was no longer necessary.\n- Authorised officer in charge of execution Name\n- Position\n- Signature\n\n\n[Form 2 inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2227-8.]\n\n3. Warrant (provisional protection and care)\n\n- In the Children’s Court atFile No. **Warrant (provisional protection and care)**\n- **To** **All authorised officers.****All police officers.**\n- Details of child Surname Date of birth\n- Given names Gender\n- Address\n- Details of applicant Name\n- Division\n- Address\n- Telephone Fax Email\n- Section This warrant is issued under section 35(3) 133(3)\n- **Authority and directions** **This warrant authorises you —** **(a) to enter, at any time, any place where you reasonably believe the child to be; and****(b) to search the place for the purpose of finding the child; and****(c) to remain at the place for as long as you consider reasonably necessary to find the child; and****(d) if the child is found, to take the child into provisional protection and care and to such place as the CEO directs.****This warrant must be executed in accordance with the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* section 124.**\n- Issuing details Name of magistrate\n- Date Time\n- Magistrate’s signature Issued by me on the above date and at the above time. Court seal\n- Execution details Date Time\n- Address\n- The warrant was executed.\n- The warrant could not be executed despite every reasonable effort.\n- The warrant was not executed after the determination that taking the child into provisional protection care was no longer necessary.\n- Authorised officer in charge of execution Name\n- Position\n- Signature\n\n\n[Form 3 inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2009 p. 2228-9.]\n\n3A. Entry warrant\n\n- *Children and Community Services Act 2004***Entry warrant**\n- To *All authorised officers*All industrial inspectors**Delete if inapplicable*\n- Application The applicant has applied under the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* section 241L(1) to me, a magistrate, for a warrant authorising the entry of a place for an authorised purpose.\n- Applicant’s details Full name and official details\n- Authorised purpose for which entry is required\n- Suspected offence (if any) Provision(s)\n- Warrant This warrant authorises you to enter the place described below.\n- Place to be entered\n- Execution period This warrant must be executed within ______ day(s) after the date it is issued.\n- Issuing details Name of magistrate\n- Date Time\n- Magistrate’s signature Issued by me on the above date and at the above time.\nMagistrate\n- Execution details Start Date: Time:\n- End Date: Time:\n- Occupier present? Yes/NoEntry audiovisually recorded? Yes/No\n- Person executing this warrant Name\n\n\n[Form 3A inserted: SL 2022/49 r. 9(2).]\n\n4. Parentage testing procedure\n\n**AFFIDAVIT BY/IN RELATION TO DONOR**\n\nNAME OF CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE: (insert child’s name)\n\nNAME OF DONOR: (insert donor’s name)\n\nDATE OF BIRTH OF DONOR: (insert donor’s date of birth)\n\n*RELATIONSHIP/*PUTATIVE RELATIONSHIP OF DONOR TO CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE: (if donor is not the child whose parentage is in issue, insert relationship of donor to child)\n\nDATE OF TAKING SAMPLE FROM DONOR: (insert date sample is to be taken)\n\nI, (insert name), of (insert address), (insert occupation), *make oath and say/*affirm:\n\n**IMPORTANT** Either Part 1 or 2 of this form must be completed and sworn or affirmed by the person making the affidavit in the presence of an authorised witness, on the day the donor’s sample is taken.\n\n**PART 1**\n\nPart 1 must be completed if the person making the affidavit is the donor.\n\n1. I am the person appearing in the photograph attached to this affidavit, being Attachment ‘A’.\n\n2. My racial background is (insert details).\n\n3. In the last 2 years:\n\n(a) I *have/*have not suffered from leukaemia;\n\n(b) I *have/*have not received a bone marrow transplant.\n\n*4. The particulars of the *leukaemia/*bone marrow transplant are as follows:\n\n(insert particulars)\n\n5. I *have/*have not received a transfusion of blood or a blood product within the last 6 months.\n\n*6. The particulars of the transfusion of blood or blood product are as follows:\n\n(insert particulars)\n\n7. I consent to:\n\n(a) the taking of *a bodily sample/*bodily samples from me on (insert date sample is to be taken) at (insert place sample is to be taken) for the purposes of *a parentage testing procedure/*parentage testing procedures; and\n\n(b) the carrying out of *that procedure/*those procedures on the *sample/*samples.\n\n**PART 2**\n\nPart 2 must be completed on behalf of a child or a represented person.\n\n1. I am the (state relationship or other status in relation to the donor) of (insert name of donor) who was born on (insert date of birth of donor).\n\n2. (insert name of donor) is the person appearing in the photograph attached to this affidavit, being Attachment ‘A’.\n\n3. (insert name of donor) is a person whose racial background is (insert details).\n\n4. In the last 2 years:\n\n(a) the donor *has/*has not suffered from leukaemia;\n\n(b) the donor *has/*has not received a bone marrow transplant.\n\n*5. The particulars of the *leukaemia/*bone marrow transplant are as follows:\n\n(insert particulars)\n\n6. The donor *has/*has not received a transfusion of blood or a blood product within the last 6 months.\n\n*7. The particulars of the transfusion of blood or blood product are as follows:\n\n(insert particulars)\n\n8. I consent to:\n\n(a) the taking of *a bodily sample/*bodily samples from the donor on (insert date sample is to be taken) at (insert place sample is to be taken) for the purposes of *a parentage testing procedure/*parentage testing procedures; and\n\n(b) the carrying out of *that procedure/*those procedures on the *sample/*samples.\n\n*SWORN/*AFFIRMED by\n\nat\n\non 20\n\n(Signature of person making affidavit)\n\nBEFORE ME:  \n(insert name of person  \nbefore whom the affidavit  \nis made)\n\n(Signature of person  \nbefore whom affidavit is  \nmade)\n\nAttach a recent photograph of the donor named in the affidavit, measuring approximately 45 mm by 35 mm, that shows a full face view of the donor’s head and the donor’s shoulders against a plain background. The photograph must be marked ‘A’, and must bear a statement, signed by both the person before whom the affidavit is made and the person making the affidavit, identifying it as the photograph mentioned in the affidavit.\n\n*Omit if not applicable.\n\n[Form 4 inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 250-2.]\n\n5. Parentage testing procedure\n\n**COLLECTION OF BODILY SAMPLES**\n\nNAME OF CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE: (insert child’s name)\n\n1. I, (insert name of sampler), of (insert professional address), (insert occupation), took the *bodily sample/*bodily samples specified below at (insert time) *a.m./*p.m. on (insert date) at (insert place of collection) from the following *person/*persons:\n\n(a) (insert name of person, type of bodily sample and person’s photograph);\n\n*(b) (insert name of person, type of bodily sample and person’s photograph);\n\n*(c) (insert name of person, type of bodily sample and person’s photograph);\n\n*(d) (insert name of person, type of bodily sample and person’s photograph).\n\n2. When I took the *bodily sample/*bodily samples specified above, I complied with the *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* Part 5A.\n\n3. I placed the *bodily sample/*each of the bodily samples specified above in a container that was immediately sealed and then labelled in accordance with the *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* regulation 16H.\n\nDATED:\n\n(Signature of sampler)\n\n*Omit if not applicable.\n\n[Form 5 inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 252-3.]\n\n6. Parentage testing procedure report\n\nNAME OF CHILD WHOSE PARENTAGE IS IN ISSUE: (insert child’s name)\n\n**PART I**\n\n1. I, (insert name of nominated reporter), of (insert street address of laboratory where testing was performed), (insert occupation), am a person nominated by the laboratory specified below to prepare a report for the purposes of the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* section 136H(b).\n\n2. I report that *a parentage testing procedure/*parentage testing procedures being:\n\n*(a) red cell antigen blood grouping;\n\n*(b) red cell enzyme blood grouping;\n\n*(c) testing for serum markers;\n\n*(d) HLA tissue typing;\n\n*(e) DNA typing;\n\n*has/*have been carried out on the bodily *sample/*samples contained in the sealed *container/*containers bearing the *name/*names of the following *donor/*donors:\n\n(a) (insert donor’s name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue);\n\n*(b) (insert donor’s name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue);\n\n*(c) (insert donor’s name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue);\n\n*(d) (insert donor’s name, date of birth and relationship to child whose parentage is in issue).\n\n3. Each bodily sample referred to in item 2 is the same bodily sample as the bodily sample specified in the statement completed on (insert date) by (insert name of sampler) in the *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* Schedule 1 Form 5.\n\n4. The parentage testing *procedure was/*procedures were carried out at (insert name and street address of *laboratory/*laboratories where testing was performed) on (insert date/s).\n\n5. The results of the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures are set out in Part II of this report.\n\n*6. I report that the results of the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out on the bodily *sample/*samples of the donors specified above show that (insert name of putative parent) is not excluded from identification as the *father/*mother of (insert name of child whose parentage is in issue).\n\n[OR]\n\n*6. I report that the results of the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out on the bodily *sample/*samples of the donors specified above show that (insert name of putative parent) is excluded from identification as the *father/*mother of (insert name of child whose parentage is in issue).\n\n*7. I further report that the probability that (insert name of putative parent) is the genetic *father/*mother of (insert name of child whose parentage is in issue) has been calculated as follows:\n\nPutative *father/*mother is (insert figure) times more likely to produce a child with the required alleles than a *man/*woman drawn randomly from the general population. This equates to a Relative Chance of *Paternity/*Maternity of (insert figure).\n\n[OR]\n\n*7. I further report that the exclusion is based on contradictions of the laws of genetic inheritance in (insert amount) of the (insert amount) genetic markers: (insert the names of the genetic markers and whether the contradictions are of the first or second order).\n\n*8. I further report (if necessary, provide further explanation of results detailed in item 6 or 7, or both).\n\nDATED: 20 .\n\n(Signature of nominated reporter)\n\n**PART II**\n\n1. The bodily *sample/*samples referred to in Part I of this report were received at (insert name and street address of laboratory at which parentage testing *procedure was/*procedures were carried out) on the following date/s:\n\n(a) (specify sample) — (insert date)\n\n*(b) (specify sample) — (insert date)\n\n*(c) (specify sample) — (insert date)\n\n*(d) (specify sample) — (insert date)\n\n*(e) (specify sample) — (insert date)\n\n2. The following identification *number was/*numbers were allocated respectively to the bodily *sample/*samples in the *container/*containers in respect of which the parentage testing *procedure was/*procedures were carried out:\n\n(a) (insert name of donor and identification number);\n\n*(b) (insert name of donor and identification number);\n\n*(c) (insert name of donor and identification number);\n\n*(d) (insert name of donor and identification number).\n\n3. The results obtained from the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures are: (set out the results).\n\nComplete this item if the parentage testing procedure carried out was red cell antigen blood grouping, red cell enzyme blood grouping, HLA tissue typing or testing for serum markers.\n\n*4. The results set out above in item 3 refer to the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out *by me/*under my supervision on (insert date/s). The bodily *sample was/*samples were tested with the same reagents and in parallel with appropriate known controls. Results from controls show that all reagents were of correct specificity and normal potency. I am satisfied that the results obtained are true and that they have been correctly transcribed from the laboratory records.\n\n[OR]\n\nComplete this item if parentage testing procedure carried out was DNA typing.\n\n*4. The results set out above in item 3 refer to the parentage testing *procedure/*procedures carried out *by me/*under my supervision on (insert date/s). The bodily *sample was/*samples were tested with the same probes/primers and in parallel with appropriate known controls. Fragment length and/or hybridisation patterns were in accordance with scientifically accepted standards. I am satisfied that the results obtained have been correctly coded from the fragment and/or hybridisation pattern and that they have been correctly transcribed from the laboratory records.\n\nDATED:\n\n(Signature of person who carried  \nout parentage testing procedure  \nor person under whose  \nsupervision parentage testing  \nprocedure was carried out)\n\n*Omit if not applicable.\n\n[Form 6 inserted: Gazette 28 Jan 2011 p. 253-6.]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, or versions that include editorial changes made under the *Legislation Act 2021* Part 3, see the compilation table. For provisions affected by editorial changes see the editorial changes table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* | 18 Jan 2006 p. 353-72 | 1 Mar 2006 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 14 Feb 2006 p. 695) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2006* | 1 Mar 2006 p. 927‑9 | 1 Mar 2006 |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2006* | 18 Aug 2006 p. 3367-8 | 18 Aug 2006 |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2006* | 8 Dec 2006 p. 5369-70 | 8 Dec 2006 |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* as at 2 Feb 2007** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2007* | 7 Aug 2007 p. 4029‑30 | r. 1 and 2: 7 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 9 Aug 2007 p. 4071) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2008* | 9 Dec 2008 p. 5107‑8 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Dec 2008 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2009 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 9 Dec 2008 p. 5107) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2009* | 19 Jun 2009 p. 2225-9 | r. 1 and 2: 19 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2010* | 18 Jan 2011 p. 145-6 | r. 1 and 2: 18 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1, 2 and 4: 19 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(c));   r. 4: 31 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 28 Jan 2011 p. 241) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2011* | 28 Jan 2011 p. 243-56 | r. 1 and 2: 28 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(a));   r. 5: 31 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 28 Jan 2011 p. 241);   Regulations other than r. 1, 2 and 5: 31 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(c) and *Gazette* 28 Jan 2011 p. 241) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* as at 8 Apr 2011** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2012* | 27 Jan 2012 p. 567 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Jan 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2012* | 21 Sep 2012 p. 4422 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Sep 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Sep 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2014* | 27 Jun 2014 p. 2310-11 | r. 1 and 2: 27 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2015* | 10 Apr 2015 p. 1251 | r. 1 and 2: 10 Apr 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)(ii) and *Gazette* 10 Apr 2015 p. 1249) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015* | 26 Jun 2015 p. 2238‑9 | r. 1 and 2: 26 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2015* | 15 Dec 2015 p. 5028-9 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Dec 2015 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2016 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 15 Dec 2015 p. 5027) |\n| *Child Protection Regulations Amendment Regulations 2016* Pt. 3 | 24 Jun 2016 p. 2292-4 | 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2016* | 24 Jun 2016 p. 2295-6 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2016 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 24 Jun 2016 p. 2291) |\n| **Reprint 3: The *Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* as at 2 Sep 2016** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Child Protection Regulations Amendment (Fees and Payments) Regulations 2017* Pt. 3 | 23 Jun 2017 p. 3174‑5 | 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2018* | 22 Jun 2018 p. 2178‑80 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2018 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Child Protection Regulations Amendment (Fees and Payments) Regulations 2019* Pt. 3 | 28 Jun 2019 p. 2477‑9 | 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/142 28 Aug 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 28 Aug 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2020* | SL 2020/237 4 Dec 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 4 Dec 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Dec 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2021* | SL 2021/36 9 Apr 2021 | r. 1 and 2: 9 Apr 2021 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Apr 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2021* | SL 2021/139 30 Jul 2021 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 31 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2022* | SL 2022/49 22 Apr 2022 | r. 1 and 2: 22 Apr 2022 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Child Protection Regulations Amendment (Fees and Payments) Regulations 2022* Pt. 3 | SL 2022/87 17 Jun 2022 | 1 Jul 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2022* | SL 2022/168 21 Oct 2022 | r. 1 and 2: 21 Oct 2022 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Nov 2022 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2023* | SL 2023/52 19 May 2023 | r. 1 and 2: 19 May 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Child Protection Regulations Amendment (Fees and Payments) Regulations 2023* Pt. 3 | SL 2023/93 30 Jun 2023 | 1 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2023* | SL 2023/110 14 Jul 2023 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2023* | SL 2023/172 1 Nov 2023 | r. 1 and 2: 1 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2023/161 cl. 2) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2023* | SL 2023/179 15 Nov 2023 | r. 1 and 2: 15 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| ***Children and Community Services Regulations 2006* with editorial changes as at 14 Jun 2024** | | |\n| *Child Protection Regulations Amendment (Fees and Payments) Regulations 2024* Pt. 3 | SL 2024/108 26 Jun 2024 | 1 Jul 2024 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations 2025* | SL 2025/57 16 Apr 2025 | r. 1 and 2: 16 Apr 2025 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2025* | SL 2025/159 3 Sep 2025 | r. 1 and 2: 3 Sep 2025 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Sep 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Children and Community Services Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2025* | SL 2025/191 26 Nov 2025 | r. 1 and 2: 26 Nov 2025 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 27 Nov 2025 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nEditorial changes table\n\nThe *Legislation Act 2021* Part 3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial changes to laws. This power cannot be used to change the effect of a law. If an editorial change is made to a law, the law has effect as if the change had been made by another law that amended the law and commenced on the day on which the change is made.\n\nTo see the editorial changes included in a version of a law, see the compare document for that version on the WA Legislation website.\n\n| **Provision/s affected** | **Authorising provision of *Legislation Act 2021* Part 3** | **Effective date**   **of change** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| r. 4(1)(b) and (2)(b) and 4A(3)(c) | s. 25(2) | 14 Jun 2024 |\n\n\nOther notes\n\n1 Under the *Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006* Sch. 2 cl. 13 a reference to the Consolidated Fund may, where the context so requires, be read as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Consolidated Account. This reference was changed under the *Reprints Act 1984* s. 7(5)(a).\n\n2 Repealed by the *Children and Community Services Act 2004* s. 250.\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation 23(1)\n\naudio link 9\n\nbodily sample 16A\n\ncare plan 5(2)\n\ncommencement day 24\n\ncontact 4BA(1)\n\ndonor 16A\n\nguardian 16A\n\nHLA 16A\n\nincident 7\n\ninterim carer 4A(1)\n\ninterim placement arrangement 4A(2)\n\nmedical practitioner 16A\n\nNATA 16A\n\nnominated reporter 16A\n\npanel 16\n\npersonal material 21B\n\nPresident 3\n\nprovisional care plan 5(2)\n\nreport 16A, 16\n\nrepresented person 16A\n\nresponsible person 16A\n\nsample 16A\n\nsampler 16A\n\nsection 3\n\nseized article 8(1)\n\ntesting 16A\n\nvideo link 9\n\n© State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2025.\n\nBy Authority: ROGER JACOBS, Acting Government Printer\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations have been expanded over time with technical additions (for example, a detailed parentage testing regime, additional prescribed authorities, standardized warrant and report forms, and updated payment scales). Those additions increase procedural detail and administrative reach but remain within the Act’s child protection and administration remit. They do not materially change the fundamental scope or policy purpose of the parent Act (implementation and operationalisation of child protection powers), so the scope has not grown significantly beyond the original intent; it has become more granular and prescriptive."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple Parts (7) plus detailed Schedule of forms (Forms 1–6) and frequent cross‑references to the Children and Community Services Act 2004 and other Acts (Working with Children (Screening) Act, Vocational Education and Training Act, Guardianship and Administration Act, etc.)","Extensive list of defined terms (over 30 defined terms listed in the regulations) and terms used within Parts (e.g. donor, sampler, responsible person, incident).","Lengthy parentage testing regime with multi‑step chain‑of‑custody, affidavit/photo requirements, sampler duties, packing/transport rules, time limits for different test types and a prescribed report format (regs 16E–16L; Schedule Forms 4–6).","Conditional and time‑limited rules (e.g. interim placement checks must be met within 5 working days, approval conversion within 6 months — reg 4A(3)–(5)); nested conditions and revocation steps for carers (reg 4(2)–(3)).","Numerous prescribed lists (prescribed authorities in reg 20A, prescribed personal material in reg 21B) that link to other statutory regimes and create many touchpoints for compliance.","Multiple kinds of warrants with standardised forms and differing execution windows and requirements (Part 4AA; Schedule Forms 1–3A and 3A entry warrant), increasing operational permutations for officers and courts.","Frequent amendments over time (many SL/Gazette insertions and deletions), meaning practitioners must track versions and editorial changes (compilation table shows recurrent updates)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanically)**\n\n- They set out detailed procedures, forms and standards needed to operate the Children and Community Services Act 2004 in Western Australia. The regulations turn high‑level powers in the Act into concrete steps for officials, service providers, carers, laboratories and courts. (See Parts 2, 3, 4AA, 5A, 5 and 6.)\n\n- Key operational items prescribed include:\n  - How the CEO (Chief Executive Officer of the Department) approves and may revoke carers, and the process for placing a child with an unapproved interim carer (reg 4; reg 4A).\n  - The information that must be kept about a child in the CEO’s care (reg 5).\n  - Rules about restraining children, dealing with seized items, and the monetary threshold for a “disposable article” (regs 6–8).\n  - Standardised warrants and the information required when applying for entry, access, apprehension and provisional protection warrants (regs 9AA–9AE and Schedule 1 Forms 1–3A).\n  - How pre‑hearing conferences operate, who may attend and use of video/audio links (Part 4 regs 9–15).\n  - Detailed parentage (paternity/maternity) testing procedures: who may take samples, chain‑of‑custody steps, lab accreditation requirements, timeframes for testing and the required report format (Part 5A, regs 16A–16L and Schedule Form 4–6).\n  - How the Children’s Court appoints and pays people to produce reports about a child, and the panel process for expert appointment (Part 5 regs 16–20).\n  - A prescribed list of public authorities for information‑sharing or consultation purposes; what personal material counts as a child’s records; and the schedule of fortnightly payments to special guardians (Part 6 regs 20A, 21B, 21).\n  - Transitional arrangements for children already in care when the regulations began (Part 7 reg 29).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Children in the care or subject to proceedings under the Act and their families (many provisions impose steps the CEO, carers and courts must follow) (regs 4, 4A, 5, 16–20).\n- Prospective and approved carers (approval, revocation, interim placement requirements: regs 4, 4A).\n- Departmental officers, convenors and the Children’s Court (appointment, duties, forms, regs 10–15, Schedule 1).\n- Laboratories, samplers and nominated reporters that perform parentage testing (must meet NATA accreditation and chain‑of‑custody rules; regs 16C, 16D–16L).\n- Police and authorised officers who execute warrants and seize items (Forms and execution rules: Part 4AA, Schedule 1 Forms 1–3A; regs 7–8).\n- Entities named as prescribed authorities (data‑sharing and consultation relevance: reg 20A) and businesses affected by prescribed work (e.g. trolley‑collection listed in reg 21A).\n- Special guardians who receive fortnightly payments fixed by the regulations (reg 21).\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose and practical effects)**\n\n- Official purpose: the regulations operationalise the Act by prescribing procedures, forms and minimum standards so decisions under the Act are consistent and auditable (see the regimented forms, recordkeeping rules and accreditation requirements throughout, notably regs 5, 9AA–9AE, 16E–16L, 16J).\n\n- Practical consequences and trade‑offs:\n  - Compliance and administrative burden: carers, samplers, laboratories and the Department must follow detailed paperwork (affidavits, photographs, signed chain‑of‑custody labels — regs 16E, 16H–16J, Schedule Forms 4–6). That creates predictable evidence but increases time and cost for sample collection and recordkeeping.\n  - Bureaucratic discretion and decision points: the CEO has clear powers to approve/revoke carers (reg 4), to cancel interim placements if checks aren’t completed (reg 4A(4)), and to direct disposal of seized items (reg 8). The President of the Children’s Court controls appointment of convenors and the panel for expert reports (regs 10, 18). Those decision nodes concentrate operational authority in agency or court hands.\n  - Impact on private providers and markets: parentage testing must be carried out in NATA‑accredited laboratories (reg 16C) and reported in a prescribed format (reg 16L and Schedule Form 6). That raises entry/quality standards (affecting private pathology providers) and narrows providers to accredited labs. The regulation of recognized VET courses for the teacher definition (reg 4B) and prescribed positions (reg 4AA) affects training and employment classifications.\n  - Financial flows and who pays: the regulations fix fortnightly payment amounts to special guardians (reg 21) and direct sale proceeds of seized items to the Consolidated Account after sale costs (reg 8(5)). Costs of expert reports can be ordered against a party but only where the Court finds exceptional reasons (reg 20(1)–(2)). In practice this allocates some predictable cash flows (payments to carers/guardians) and leaves some litigation costs discretionary.\n  - Legal certainty versus some ambiguous standards: many procedures are prescriptive (chain‑of‑custody, forms, time windows for testing such as 3 or 6 days for certain tests — reg 16K), but others remain open‑ended (DNA testing must be done within a “reasonable time” — reg 16K(1)(c)), which can create interpretive disputes and operational delay.\n\n**Who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes**\n\n- Who pays: special guardian payments are set by the regulations and paid fortnightly (reg 21). Proceeds of sold seized goods go to the Consolidated Account (reg 8(5)). Costs for some required reports can be allocated by Court order to a party where exceptional reasons exist (reg 20).\n\n- Who decides: the CEO decides carer approvals, revocations and interim placement continuation (regs 4, 4A); the President of the Children’s Court appoints convenors and expert panels (regs 10, 18); magistrates issue warrants in the Court using prescribed forms (Part 4AA & Schedule Forms);\n\n- Behaviour changes the regulations create:\n  - Prospective carers must provide statutory declarations, consent to checks and comply with Working with Children screening (reg 4A(3), reg 4(1)(b)).\n  - Samplers and laboratories must follow strict chain‑of‑custody, labeling and reporting steps for parentage testing and use accredited labs (regs 16E–16J, 16C, 16L).\n  - Officers executing warrants must use the standard forms and record execution details (Schedule Forms 1–3A; regs 9AA–9AE).\n\n**Implementation risks, opportunity costs and likely frictions**\n\n- Administrative cost and delay from granular procedural steps (photographs, sworn affidavits, sealed containers, lab accreditation) may increase time to results and case progression (reg 16E–16J, 16K, 16L).\n- Accreditation and NATA requirement concentrates testing with accredited labs; that improves quality but may raise costs or reduce local availability in regional areas (reg 16C).\n- Some provisions give the CEO broad discretion (carer approval/revocation, disposal of seized items) which requires robust recordkeeping and decision‑review processes to limit legal challenge risk (regs 4, 4A, 8).\n\n**Bottom line**\n\nThe regulations are a detailed implementation toolset for child protection operations in WA: they prescribe how carers are approved and monitored, how courts and officers exercise enforcement powers, how parentage testing must be done and reported, and practical administrative matters such as recordkeeping and payments. The rules trade flexibility for procedural certainty: they raise compliance and administrative costs for carers, health/pathology providers and departmental officers, while centralising decision points with the CEO and court officers (see regs 4, 4A, 16C–16L, 9AA–9AE)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly beyond the original 2006 framework. The original scope focused primarily on basic care arrangements, warrant forms, and pre-hearing conferences. Through 20+ amendment instruments (2006-2025), the regulations have grown to include: detailed parentage testing procedures (Part 5A, inserted 2011), Aboriginal cultural competency requirements for reporters (regulation 23, inserted 2022), expanded information sharing with numerous government agencies (regulation 20A now lists 22 authorities), specific youth justice worker definitions (regulation 4BA, 2025), and entry warrant provisions for industrial inspectors (regulations 9AD-9AE, 2022). The payment rates for special guardians have been updated annually through amendment regulations, creating a complex patchwork of financial provisions. The scope has shifted from procedural implementation to substantive policy prescription in areas like cultural safety and forensic testing."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Children and Community Services Act 2004) requiring simultaneous reading","19 defined terms across the regulations, with some terms (like 'report') having different meanings in different Parts","Nested conditional logic in carer approval provisions (regulation 4) with five separate criteria plus revocation grounds and procedural safeguards","Detailed technical specifications for parentage testing (Part 5A) including medical procedures, chain of custody requirements, and laboratory accreditation standards","Multiple amendment histories shown inline (e.g., '[Regulation 4 amended: SL 2022/49 r. 4 and 10]') creating visual clutter","Extensive prescription of external documents and forms (Schedule 1 contains 6 detailed forms with specific formatting requirements)","Overlapping definitions between regulations and Act (e.g., 'departmental officer', 'teacher', 'youth justice worker' defined by reference to Act sections)","Transitional provisions dealing with legacy systems (regulation 29 references repealed Child Welfare Act 1947)","Multiple lists of prescribed authorities with subtle distinctions between regulation 20A and 22 (some overlap but different purposes)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the detailed rules for how Western Australia's child protection system operates under the Children and Community Services Act 2004. They cover:\n\n**Who can care for children:**\n- **Approved carers**: People who meet strict criteria (good character, safe environment, ability to support the child's culture and identity) and have passed working-with-children checks. The CEO can revoke approval if these standards aren't met.\n- **Interim carers**: Emergency placements with people who aren't fully approved yet, but must provide statutory declarations, consent to police checks, and be visited by an officer within 5 working days. They must become fully approved within 6 months or the arrangement ends.\n\n**Record-keeping:**\n- The Department must keep detailed records for every child in care, including their health records, school reports, cultural background, and care plans.\n\n**Powers and safeguards:**\n- **Restraint and search**: Rules for when officers can physically restrain children or search them, including recording requirements and dealing with seized items.\n- **Warrants**: Standard forms for court warrants allowing officers to enter premises, apprehend children, or take them into provisional protection.\n- **Entry warrants**: Specific rules for entering places to investigate child welfare concerns, including a 14-day execution limit.\n\n**Court processes:**\n- **Pre-hearing conferences**: Procedures for meetings before court hearings, including who can attend and how people can participate remotely.\n- **Expert reports**: Rules for appointing professionals (doctors, psychologists, social workers) to prepare reports about children for court proceedings.\n- **Parentage testing**: Detailed scientific procedures for DNA and other testing to establish parentage, including who can take samples, how they must be stored, and how results are reported.\n\n**Financial and administrative matters:**\n- **Special guardian payments**: Fortnightly payment rates based on the child's age (ranging from $487 to $697 per fortnight).\n- **Information sharing**: Lists which government agencies can share information about children (police, health services, schools, housing authorities, etc.).\n- **Aboriginal cultural requirements**: Specific criteria for who can prepare reports about Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children, requiring cultural knowledge and community connection.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations protect vulnerable children by ensuring only suitable people can care for them, setting clear standards for how the government can intervene in families, and making sure children's cultural identities and personal records are preserved. They balance the need to act quickly to protect children with safeguards against misuse of power."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess scope change — no legislative content was available. The page returned a system unavailability notice rather than the text of the regulations."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was available for analysis — the source URL returned an error page","Only the title and a system notice were retrievable","No provisions, definitions, schedules, or operative clauses could be assessed","Complexity score reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Content Unavailable\n\nThe actual text of the **Children and Community Services Regulations 2006 (WA)** could not be retrieved. The page has been taken down or moved as part of a website upgrade by the Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office.\n\n**What we know from the title alone:**\n- This is a Western Australian regulation (subordinate legislation made under a parent Act)\n- It relates to children's services and community services in WA\n- It was made in 2006, likely under the *Children and Community Services Act 2004 (WA)*\n- Regulations like this typically set out detailed rules about licensing, standards, reporting obligations, and procedures for child protection and community service providers\n\n**To find the current version**, visit the [WA Legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search directly for the title."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/children-and-community-services-regulations-2006","history":"/api/acts/children-and-community-services-regulations-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/children-and-community-services-regulations-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/children-and-community-services-regulations-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/children-and-community-services-regulations-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/children-and-community-services-regulations-2006/documents"}}