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293N Framework principles
The Framework must operate under the following principles:
(a) the best interests of the child are the paramount concern;
(b) the human rights of children and families must be upheld and
respected;
(c) decisions affecting Aboriginal people must be made in a
manner that, as far as practicable, upholds the principles of
section 12;
(d) Aboriginal world views must be incorporated into the
Framework;
(e) the views of children and families must be taken into account
when decisions affecting them are made;
(f) the diversity of communities is valued so that the operation of
the Framework is culturally relevant;
(g) responsibility and accountability for the safety and wellbeing of
children and families is shared between families, communities,
service organisations and the Northern Territory Government;
(h) the Northern Territory Government must exercise its
responsibility mentioned in paragraph (g) in a transparent way;
(i) the Framework should operate in a way that is healing
focussed and trauma informed;
(j) the Framework should seek to build on the strengths of
individual families and communities;
(k) any risk of domestic violence affecting children or families
must be managed in a way that is consistent with the
framework for family violence risk assessment and family
violence risk management approved under section 124Q of
the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007.
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