42What CEO may do generally

42 What CEO may do generally (1) The CEO may take any action that is consistent with this Act: (a) to promote the wellbeing of children generally; or (ab) to provide or facilitate the provision of services or support to children, families and communities aimed at promoting or safeguarding the wellbeing of children; or (b) to promote the wellbeing of young persons who have left the CEO's care; or (c) to provide proper facilities for this Act (including the acquisition and management of land and other property for this Act); or (ca) to provide information to children, families and the community generally about the development and safety of children; or (cb) to provide or facilitate the provision of assistance to Aboriginal communities to establish programs for preventing or reducing incidents of harm to children in Aboriginal communities; or (d) to undertake research, publication and collection of information for the objects of this Act; or (e) to cooperate with other Agencies, non-government organisations or other persons or bodies for an action mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d); or (f) to facilitate that cooperation (including the creation of procedures for that cooperation and the review of those procedures). (2) The CEO must have regard to the objects and underlying principles of this Act when acting under subsection (1).

Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 28 (3) The CEO must take reasonable steps to ensure that services provided under this Act include, where appropriate: (a) preventative and support services to strengthen and support families to reduce the incidents of harm to children; and (b) if a risk of harm to a child has been identified – services to protect the child. (4) The CEO must take reasonable steps to ensure that services provided to families under this Act, where appropriate: (a) involve meaningful engagement with families in a language and manner they understand (for example, by providing the use of an interpreter); and (b) are culturally responsive; and (c) involve a holistic assessment of children and families to ascertain risk factors in order to enable tailored supports and services to be provided; and (d) promote decision-making processes that: (i) seek to empower and strengthen families to make decisions for their families; and (ii) actively involve: (A) children; and (B) parents, family members and members of the relevant kinship group; and (iii) are developed with regard to the age, maturity, health, cognitive ability and cultural background of the children involved.