Child Safe Organisations Act 2024
sec.16Direction to conduct self-assessment
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sec.16 Direction to conduct self-assessment
The commission may, for monitoring a child safe entity under section 15 , direct the head of a child safe entity to conduct a self-assessment of the entity’s implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle. The direction must— be in writing; and state the requirements for the conduct of the self-assessment; and state that the entity must give the results of the self-assessment to the commission; and state a reasonable period of at least 14 days after the date the direction is given within which the direction must be complied with. (sec.16-ssec.1) The commission may, for monitoring a child safe entity under section 15 , direct the head of a child safe entity to conduct a self-assessment of the entity’s implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle. (sec.16-ssec.2) The direction must— be in writing; and state the requirements for the conduct of the self-assessment; and state that the entity must give the results of the self-assessment to the commission; and state a reasonable period of at least 14 days after the date the direction is given within which the direction must be complied with.
- (a) be in writing; and
- (b) state the requirements for the conduct of the self-assessment; and
- (c) state that the entity must give the results of the self-assessment to the commission; and
- (d) state a reasonable period of at least 14 days after the date the direction is given within which the direction must be complied with.