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Child Protection Act 1999
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### sec.159J Purpose
The purpose of the SCAN system is to enable a coordinated response to the protection needs of children.
The purpose is to be achieved by facilitating—
the sharing of information under part 4 between members of the system; and
the planning and coordinating of actions to assess and respond to children’s protection needs; and
a holistic and culturally responsive assessment of children’s protection needs.
s 159J ins 2004 No. 36 s 24
amd 2017 No. 44 s 58
(sec.159J-ssec.1) The purpose of the SCAN system is to enable a coordinated response to the protection needs of children.
(sec.159J-ssec.2) The purpose is to be achieved by facilitating— the sharing of information under part 4 between members of the system; and the planning and coordinating of actions to assess and respond to children’s protection needs; and a holistic and culturally responsive assessment of children’s protection needs.
- (a) the sharing of information under part 4 between members of the system; and
- (b) the planning and coordinating of actions to assess and respond to children’s protection needs; and
- (c) a holistic and culturally responsive assessment of children’s protection needs.