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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
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5 Overview
To achieve those objects, this Act provides for the following:
(a) measures for safeguarding the wellbeing of children (see
Chapter 2), in particular:
(i) mandatory reporting requirements for children at risk of
harm or exploitation (see Part 2.1, Division 3); and
(ii) the powers of the Minister, the CEO and other officers to
take actions for the wellbeing of children (see Parts 2.1
and 2.2); and
(iii) the powers of the Court to make orders for the wellbeing
of children (see Parts 2.3 and 2.4);
(b) measures for the prevention of harm and exploitation of
children (see Chapter 3), in particular:
(i) screening for child-related employment (see Part 3.1);
and
(ii) restriction of child employment (see Part 3.2); and
(iii) prevention of child deaths (see Part 3.3);
(d) the establishment of a framework for sharing information
about children, review teams and other administrative
measures (see Chapter 5).