Child Safe Organisations Act 2024
sec.13Functions of commission for this chapter
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sec.13 Functions of commission for this chapter
The commission’s functions for this chapter are— to promote— the safety of children; and the prevention of child abuse; and the proper response to allegations of child abuse; and to promote continuous improvement and best practice by child safe entities to ensure the safety of children; and to promote, monitor and enforce the implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle by child safe entities; and to collaborate with sector regulators in relation to performing the functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) ; and to report to the Minister about matters relating to the child safe standards and universal principle. Without limiting subsection (1) , the commission’s functions include— informing and educating entities and the community about the child safe standards and universal principle; and assisting child safe entities in implementing and complying with the child safe standards and universal principle, including by providing oversight, guidance, training and education to those entities; and facilitating the exchange of information under chapter 4 between sector regulators in relation to the implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle by child safe entities; and collecting, analysing and publishing data in relation to the child safe standards and universal principle. (sec.13-ssec.1) The commission’s functions for this chapter are— to promote— the safety of children; and the prevention of child abuse; and the proper response to allegations of child abuse; and to promote continuous improvement and best practice by child safe entities to ensure the safety of children; and to promote, monitor and enforce the implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle by child safe entities; and to collaborate with sector regulators in relation to performing the functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) ; and to report to the Minister about matters relating to the child safe standards and universal principle. (sec.13-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the commission’s functions include— informing and educating entities and the community about the child safe standards and universal principle; and assisting child safe entities in implementing and complying with the child safe standards and universal principle, including by providing oversight, guidance, training and education to those entities; and facilitating the exchange of information under chapter 4 between sector regulators in relation to the implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle by child safe entities; and collecting, analysing and publishing data in relation to the child safe standards and universal principle.
- (a) to promote— (i) the safety of children; and (ii) the prevention of child abuse; and (iii) the proper response to allegations of child abuse; and