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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
68ACharter of Rights
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68A Charter of Rights
(1) The CEO must prepare a Charter of Rights for children who are in
the CEO’s care.
(2) The CEO must promote compliance with the Charter of Rights.
(3) The CEO must review the Charter of Rights from time to time and
may amend it as the CEO considers appropriate.
(4) The CEO must ensure that the Charter of Rights, as amended from
time to time, is made available to the public in the manner the CEO
considers appropriate.
(5) The CEO must ensure that the Charter of Rights includes:
(a) an explanation of the Charter of Rights and its effect; and
(b) information about the Commissioner and other entities known
to the CEO that may be able to help children who consider the
Charter of Rights is not being complied with.
(6) The CEO must give a copy of the Charter of Rights to each child
who is in the CEO's care:
(a) as soon as practicable after the child comes into the CEO's
care; and
(b) as soon as practicable after any amendment is made to the
Charter of Rights.
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(7) However, the CEO need not give a copy of the Charter of Rights
and explanatory statement to a child under subsection (6) if the
CEO considers that it is not appropriate to do so having regard to
the child's maturity and understanding.