Part 1
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Part 1 — Preliminary
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Short title 2
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Commencement 2
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Terms used 2
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Presumptions of parentage 8
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Status of notes 9
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Western Australia act
The Act sets rules for how the State (Minister and CEO) provides child protection services: best interests are paramount; it governs placement, care‑planning, delegation of powers, service agreements and authorised information‑sharing. It affects children, parents, carers, service providers, public authorities and Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander communities.
Mechanically, it gives wide CEO discretion (ss21,24–26), immunised data‑sharing powers (s23), a ranked placement order for Aboriginal children (s12), and interstate transfer procedures with tight consent and appeal deadlines (Part 3 ss156–164), imposing operational and compliance costs on agencies and notice/consent requirements on families.
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Part 1 — Preliminary
Short title 2
Commencement 2
Terms used 2
Presumptions of parentage 8
Status of notes 9
Part 2 — Objects and principles
Division 1A — Preliminary
5A. Application of objects and principles 10
Division 1 — Objects
Division 2 — General principles relating to children
Paramount consideration is best interests of child 11
Determining best interests of child 11
Other principles 12
Principle of child participation 15
Division 3 — Principles relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Relationship with principles in Division 2 17
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child placement principle 17
Principle of self‑determination 18
Principle of community participation 19
Part 3 — Administrative matters
Division 1 — The Minister
Agreements in respect of social services 20
Delegation by Minister 20
Division 2 — The Children and Community Services Ministerial Body
Term used: Ministerial Body 21
Children and Community Services Ministerial Body 21
Purpose and nature of Ministerial Body 21
Execution of documents by Ministerial Body 22
Division 3 — The CEO
Functions of CEO 23
Cooperation and assistance 25
CEO etc. may disclose or request relevant information 27
24A. Power of CEO to obtain copies of certain reports from CEO (Corrective Services) 29
Division 4 — Authorised officers
Designation of authorised officers 31
Identity cards 31
Division 5 — Advisory bodies
Division 6 — Information sharing
28A. Terms used 32
28B. Disclosure of information by prescribed authority or authorised entity 34
28C. Delegation of powers under s. 28B 35
Part 4 — Protection and care of children
When child in need of protection 37
Provisional protection and care, meaning and effect of 39
When child is in CEO’s care 40
Division 2 — Measures to safeguard or promote child’s wellbeing
Subdivision 1 — General powers and duties of CEO
CEO may cause inquiries to be made about child 40
CEO’s duties if action needed to safeguard etc. child’s wellbeing 40
33A. CEO may cause inquiries to be made before child is born 42
33B. CEO’s duties if action needed before child born to safeguard etc. child after birth 42
Subdivision 2 — Powers relating to investigation
Access to child for purposes of investigation 43
Warrant (access), application for and issue of 44
Subdivision 3 — Provisional protection and care
Warrant (provisional protection and care), application for and issue of 45
CEO’s duty if child taken into provisional protection and care under warrant 46
Taking child into provisional protection and care without warrant in certain circumstances 46
CEO’s duties etc. if child taken into provisional protection and care without warrant 47
Provisional care plans, preparation etc. of 49
Subdivision 4 — Other powers
Power to keep child under 6 years of age in hospital 51
Power to move child to safe place 52
Division 3 — Protection orders
Subdivision 1 — Introductory matters
Terms used 54
Term used: protection order 55
Subdivision 2 — Applications for, and making of, protection orders
Application for protection order 55
Court may make protection order 56
No order principle 56
Subdivision 3 — Protection orders (supervision)
Protection order (supervision) 56
Duration of protection order (supervision) 57
Extension of protection order (supervision) 57
Conditions of protection order (supervision) 58
Variation of conditions of protection order (supervision) 58
Access to child by authorised officer while protection order (supervision) in force 59
Provision of social services 60
Subdivision 4 — Protection orders (time‑limited)
Protection order (time‑limited) 60
Duration of protection order (time‑limited) 60
Extension of protection order (time‑limited) 60
Subdivision 5 — Protection orders (until 18)
Protection order (until 18) 61
Restriction on making protection order (until 18) 61
Duration of protection order (until 18) 62
Subdivision 6 — Protection orders (special guardianship)
Protection order (special guardianship) 62
Restriction on making protection order (special guardianship) 62
Duration of protection order (special guardianship) 64
Conditions of protection order (special guardianship) 64
Variation of conditions 65
Court may order payments to special guardian 66
Provision of social services 67
Subdivision 7 — Revocation and replacement of protection orders
Revocation of protection order 67
Replacement of protection order: application by CEO 68
69A. Replacement of protection order (time‑limited) or protection order (until 18): application by carer 68
69B. Replacement of protection order (special guardianship) on notification by CEO 69
Subdivision 8 — General
Applications for extension, variation, revocation or replacement of protection orders 71
Form of protection order 71
Child’s date of birth 71
Parties to proceedings to be given copy of protection order 72
Maintenance of children under certain orders 72
Division 4 — Negotiated placement
Term used: child 73
Negotiated placement agreement 73
Duration of negotiated placement agreement 74
Termination of negotiated placement agreement 75
Division 5 — Children in the CEO’s care
Subdivision 1 — Charter of Rights
Subdivision 2 — Placement arrangements
CEO may arrange placement of child 75
Guidelines for placement of certain children 76
Consultation before placement of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child 77
Payment for care under placement arrangement 77
Inspection of place where child living 77
Authorised officer may require person to hand over child 78
Warrant (apprehension) where child not handed over 78
Warrant (apprehension) where child absent or taken without authority 79
Apprehension without warrant in certain circumstances 79
Subdivision 3A — Secure care arrangements
88A. Terms used 81
88B. Secure care facilities 81
88C. Secure care arrangements for certain children 81
88D. Period in secure care facility 83
88E. Continuation order required for certain provisionally protected children 83
88F. CEO to decide secure care period for protected child 84
88G. Reconsideration of certain decisions as to protected child 85
88H. Review of CEO’s decision 86
88I. Requirements for care plan or provisional care plan 86
88J. Apprehension without warrant of child absent from secure care facility 87
Subdivision 3 — Plans
89A. Cultural support plan 91
89B. Leaving care plan 91
Subdivision 4 — Review of certain decisions
Terms used 92
Care plan review panel 92
Initial review 94
Review of CEO’s decision 95
Procedure 96
Division 6 — Provisions about leaving the CEO’s care
People who qualify for assistance 96
Child’s entitlement to personal material 97
Provision of social services 97
Provision of assistance to obtain accommodation etc. 98
Provision of financial assistance 98
100A. Provision of explanation to child 99
Division 7 — Offences
Subdivision 1 — Children generally
Failing to protect child from harm 99
Leaving child unsupervised in vehicle 100
Tattooing or branding 100
104A. Body piercing 101
Subdivision 2 — Children under placement arrangements or secure care arrangements
Terms used 104
Removing child from State 104
Removing child from place of residence 105
Harbouring child absent from place of residence 105
Preventing child’s return to place of residence 106
CEO may prohibit communication with child 106
Evidentiary provision 106
Division 8 — Powers of restraint, search and seizure
113A. Approving persons for purposes of this Division 107
Prerequisites for exercise of power 108
Child may be restrained 109
Child may be searched 109
Certain articles may be seized 110
How seized articles to be dealt with 111
Use of reasonable force 112
Prescribed procedures 112
Division 9 — Warrants
Applying for warrants 112
Warrant (access), effect of 114
Warrant (apprehension), effect of 115
Warrant (provisional protection and care), effect of 116
Execution of warrant 116
Division 9A — Reporting sexual abuse of children
124A. Terms used 117
124B. Duty of certain people to report sexual abuse of children 123
124BA. Provisions for ministers of religion 125
124C. Reports under s. 124B, form and content of 125
124D. CEO to give copies of reports under s. 124B to police 127
124E. Time limit for prosecuting offences under s. 124B and 124C 127
124F. Confidentiality of reporter’s identity 127
124G. Evidence and legal proceedings 129
124H. Orders, leave of courts etc. under s. 124F or 124G 131
Division 10 — General
125A. Assessors, appointment and functions of 132
125B. Identity cards for assessors 133
Access to child, meaning of 133
Recovery of certain expenditure 133
CEO may give consent in lieu of parent in some cases 134
Records of children in CEO’s care to be kept 135
Protection from liability for giving information 135
General powers of police officers not affected 137
Part 5A — Responsible parenting agreements
131A. Terms used 138
131B. Principle to be observed in administration of this Part 139
131C. Responsible parenting agreements 139
131D. Entering into responsible parenting agreement 140
131E. Content of responsible parenting agreement 140
131F. Formal requirements 141
131G. Effect of responsible parenting agreement 141
131H. Delegation by CEO (Corrective Services) and CEO (Education) 142
Part 5 — Protection proceedings
Division 1 — Terms used in this Part
Division 2 — Adjournment and interim orders
Adjournment of proceedings 143
Interim orders 143
134A. Interim orders (secure care) 145
Variation or revocation of interim order 146
Access to child by authorised officer while interim order in force 147
Division 3A — Orders for determination of parentage
136A. Terms used 148
136B. Orders requiring person to give evidence 148
136C. Parentage testing orders 148
136D. Orders associated with parentage testing orders 149
136E. Adult contravening s. 136D order, consequences of 150
136F. Procedure etc. ordered for child, parental consent needed in some cases, consequences of refusing to consent 150
136G. No liability if parent or CEO consents 151
136H. Parentage testing procedures, conduct of etc. 151
136I. Results of parentage testing procedures admissible in protection proceedings 151
Division 3 — Pre‑hearing conferences
Court may order pre‑hearing conference 152
Confidentiality of pre‑hearing conference 153
Division 4 — Reports about child
Term used: report 154
Court may require report 155
Access to written report 155
Confidentiality of report 156
Protection from liability for preparing or giving report 156
Division 5 — Proposals about arrangements for child
143A. Content of proposal 158
Division 6 — Procedural matters
Conduct of protection proceedings generally 160
Court not bound by rules of evidence 161
Parties to protection proceedings 161
Legal representation of child 162
Presence of child in court 163
Evidence of child 163
Standard of proof 164
Intervention by Attorney General 164
Court to facilitate party’s participation in proceedings 164
Court may dispense with requirement for service 165
Frivolous or vexatious proceedings 165
Part 6 — Transfer of child protection orders and proceedings
Purpose of Part 166
Terms used 166
Division 2 — Transfer of child protection orders
Subdivision 1 — Administrative transfers
When CEO may transfer home order 169
Persons whose consent is required under s. 158(1)(d) 170
CEO to have regard to certain matters 171
Notification of decision to transfer 171
Judicial review of CEO’s decision 172
Review by State Administrative Tribunal 172
Subdivision 2 — Judicial transfers
When Court may transfer home order 173
Service of application under s. 164 173
Court to have regard to certain matters 173
Proposed interstate orders, terms of 174
Court not to make s. 164 order without report from CEO 174
Appeals 175
Division 3 — Transfer of child protection proceedings
When Court may transfer child protection proceeding 176
Service of application under s. 170 176
Court to have regard to certain matters 176
Interim order 177
Appeals 178
Division 4 — Registration
Filing interstate orders in Court 179
Registering interstate orders 180
Notification by registrar of Court 180
Effect of registration 180
Revocation of registration 181
Division 5 — General
Legal representation of child 182
Effect of registration of transferred order 182
Transfer of Court file 182
Hearing and determination of transferred proceeding 183
Disclosure of information 183
Discretion of CEO to consent to transfer 183
Evidence of consent of relevant interstate officer 184
Offence to remove certain children from where they live 184
Part 7 — Employment of children
Terms used 186
School Education Act 1999 not affected 186
Child under 15 not to be employed in business etc. 186
Exceptions to s. 190 187
Children not to be employed to perform in indecent manner etc. 188
CEO may prohibit or limit employment of child 189
194A. CEO may prohibit or limit employment of children in particular business or place 190
False information to employers etc. 192
Role of industrial inspectors and industrial magistrate’s courts 192
Part 9 — Provision of financial or other assistance
CEO may provide financial or other assistance 193
CEO may assist with funeral expenses 193
Application for assistance 193
Recovery of overpayments in certain circumstances 194
Part 10 — Confidentiality provisions
Restriction on publication of certain information or material 195
Production of departmental records in legal proceedings 196
Objection to disclosure of certain information during legal proceedings 198
Restrictions on disclosing notifier’s identity 199
Restrictions on disclosing information obtained under this Act 203
Part 10A — Enforcement
Division 1 — Preliminary
241A. Terms used 205
241B. Application of Part 206
Division 2 — General powers
241C. Entry to places 206
241D. Powers after entering place 207
241E. Directions to provide information or documents 208
241F. Additional powers for relevant records 209
241G. Contravention of directions 210
241H. Exercise of power may be recorded 210
241I. Assistance and use of force to exercise power 210
241J. Procedure on seizing things 211
241K. Application of Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 211
Division 3 — Entry warrants
241L. Application for entry warrant 212
241M. Issue and content of entry warrant 213
241N. Refusal of entry warrant 214
241O. Effect of entry warrant 214
Part 11 — Other matters
242A. CEO to notify Ombudsman of certain deaths of children 216
Obstruction 216
Impersonating assessor, authorised officer or industrial inspector 217
False information in applications etc. 217
Legal proceedings, commencement of 217
Protection from liability for wrongdoing 218
Effect of provision requiring document to be given to particular person or child 218
Regulations 219
Review of Act 219
Repeal, transitional and savings provisions 220
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Western Australia
Children and Community Services Act 2004
Western Australia
Children and Community Services Act 2004
Contents
Part 1 — Preliminary
Short title 2
Commencement 2
Terms used 2
Presumptions of parentage 8
Status of notes 9
Part 2 — Objects and principles
Division 1A — Preliminary
5A. Application of objects and principles 10
Division 1 — Objects
Division 2 — General principles relating to children
Paramount consideration is best interests of child 11
Determining best interests of child 11
Other principles 12
Principle of child participation 15
Division 3 — Principles relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Relationship with principles in Division 2 17
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child placement principle 17
Principle of self‑determination 18
Principle of community participation 19
Part 3 — Administrative matters
Division 1 — The Minister
Agreements in respect of social services 20
Delegation by Minister 20
Division 2 — The Children and Community Services Ministerial Body
Term used: Ministerial Body 21
Children and Community Services Ministerial Body 21
Purpose and nature of Ministerial Body 21
Execution of documents by Ministerial Body 22
Division 3 — The CEO
Functions of CEO 23
Cooperation and assistance 25
CEO etc. may disclose or request relevant information 27
24A. Power of CEO to obtain copies of certain reports from CEO (Corrective Services) 29
Division 4 — Authorised officers
Designation of authorised officers 31
Identity cards 31
Division 5 — Advisory bodies
Division 6 — Information sharing
28A. Terms used 32
28B. Disclosure of information by prescribed authority or authorised entity 34
28C. Delegation of powers under s. 28B 35
Part 4 — Protection and care of children
Division 1 — Introductory matters
When child in need of protection 37
Provisional protection and care, meaning and effect of 39
When child is in CEO’s care 40
Division 2 — Measures to safeguard or promote child’s wellbeing
Subdivision 1 — General powers and duties of CEO
CEO may cause inquiries to be made about child 40
CEO’s duties if action needed to safeguard etc. child’s wellbeing 40
33A. CEO may cause inquiries to be made before child is born 42
33B. CEO’s duties if action needed before child born to safeguard etc. child after birth 42
Subdivision 2 — Powers relating to investigation
Access to child for purposes of investigation 43
Warrant (access), application for and issue of 44
Subdivision 3 — Provisional protection and care
Warrant (provisional protection and care), application for and issue of 45
CEO’s duty if child taken into provisional protection and care under warrant 46
Taking child into provisional protection and care without warrant in certain circumstances 46
CEO’s duties etc. if child taken into provisional protection and care without warrant 47
Provisional care plans, preparation etc. of 49
Subdivision 4 — Other powers
Power to keep child under 6 years of age in hospital 51
Power to move child to safe place 52
Division 3 — Protection orders
Subdivision 1 — Introductory matters
Terms used 54
Term used: protection order 55
Subdivision 2 — Applications for, and making of, protection orders
Application for protection order 55
Court may make protection order 56
No order principle 56
Subdivision 3 — Protection orders (supervision)
Protection order (supervision) 56
Duration of protection order (supervision) 57
Extension of protection order (supervision) 57
Conditions of protection order (supervision) 58
Variation of conditions of protection order (supervision) 58
Access to child by authorised officer while protection order (supervision) in force 59
Provision of social services 60
Subdivision 4 — Protection orders (time‑limited)
Protection order (time‑limited) 60
Duration of protection order (time‑limited) 60
Extension of protection order (time‑limited) 60
Subdivision 5 — Protection orders (until 18)
Protection order (until 18) 61
Restriction on making protection order (until 18) 61
Duration of protection order (until 18) 62
Subdivision 6 — Protection orders (special guardianship)
Protection order (special guardianship) 62
Restriction on making protection order (special guardianship) 62
Duration of protection order (special guardianship) 64
Conditions of protection order (special guardianship) 64
Variation of conditions 65
Court may order payments to special guardian 66
Provision of social services 67
Subdivision 7 — Revocation and replacement of protection orders
Revocation of protection order 67
Replacement of protection order: application by CEO 68
69A. Replacement of protection order (time‑limited) or protection order (until 18): application by carer 68
69B. Replacement of protection order (special guardianship) on notification by CEO 69
Subdivision 8 — General
Applications for extension, variation, revocation or replacement of protection orders 71
Form of protection order 71
Child’s date of birth 71
Parties to proceedings to be given copy of protection order 72
Maintenance of children under certain orders 72
Division 4 — Negotiated placement
Term used: child 73
Negotiated placement agreement 73
Duration of negotiated placement agreement 74
Termination of negotiated placement agreement 75
Division 5 — Children in the CEO’s care
Subdivision 1 — Charter of Rights
Subdivision 2 — Placement arrangements
CEO may arrange placement of child 75
Guidelines for placement of certain children 76
Consultation before placement of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child 77
Payment for care under placement arrangement 77
Inspection of place where child living 77
Authorised officer may require person to hand over child 78
Warrant (apprehension) where child not handed over 78
Warrant (apprehension) where child absent or taken without authority 79
Apprehension without warrant in certain circumstances 79
Subdivision 3A — Secure care arrangements
88A. Terms used 81
88B. Secure care facilities 81
88C. Secure care arrangements for certain children 81
88D. Period in secure care facility 83
88E. Continuation order required for certain provisionally protected children 83
88F. CEO to decide secure care period for protected child 84
88G. Reconsideration of certain decisions as to protected child 85
88H. Review of CEO’s decision 86
88I. Requirements for care plan or provisional care plan 86
88J. Apprehension without warrant of child absent from secure care facility 87
Subdivision 3 — Plans
89A. Cultural support plan 91
89B. Leaving care plan 91
Subdivision 4 — Review of certain decisions
Terms used 92
Care plan review panel 92
Initial review 94
Review of CEO’s decision 95
Procedure 96
Division 6 — Provisions about leaving the CEO’s care
People who qualify for assistance 96
Child’s entitlement to personal material 97
Provision of social services 97
Provision of assistance to obtain accommodation etc. 98
Provision of financial assistance 98
100A. Provision of explanation to child 99
Division 7 — Offences
Subdivision 1 — Children generally
Failing to protect child from harm 99
Leaving child unsupervised in vehicle 100
Tattooing or branding 100
104A. Body piercing 101
Subdivision 2 — Children under placement arrangements or secure care arrangements
Terms used 104
Removing child from State 104
Removing child from place of residence 105
Harbouring child absent from place of residence 105
Preventing child’s return to place of residence 106
CEO may prohibit communication with child 106
Evidentiary provision 106
Division 8 — Powers of restraint, search and seizure
113A. Approving persons for purposes of this Division 107
Prerequisites for exercise of power 108
Child may be restrained 109
Child may be searched 109
Certain articles may be seized 110
How seized articles to be dealt with 111
Use of reasonable force 112
Prescribed procedures 112
Division 9 — Warrants
Applying for warrants 112
Warrant (access), effect of 114
Warrant (apprehension), effect of 115
Warrant (provisional protection and care), effect of 116
Execution of warrant 116
Division 9A — Reporting sexual abuse of children
124A. Terms used 117
124B. Duty of certain people to report sexual abuse of children 123
124BA. Provisions for ministers of religion 125
124C. Reports under s. 124B, form and content of 125
124D. CEO to give copies of reports under s. 124B to police 127
124E. Time limit for prosecuting offences under s. 124B and 124C 127
124F. Confidentiality of reporter’s identity 127
124G. Evidence and legal proceedings 129
124H. Orders, leave of courts etc. under s. 124F or 124G 131
Division 10 — General
125A. Assessors, appointment and functions of 132
125B. Identity cards for assessors 133
Access to child, meaning of 133
Recovery of certain expenditure 133
CEO may give consent in lieu of parent in some cases 134
Records of children in CEO’s care to be kept 135
Protection from liability for giving information 135
General powers of police officers not affected 137
Part 5A — Responsible parenting agreements
131A. Terms used 138
131B. Principle to be observed in administration of this Part 139
131C. Responsible parenting agreements 139
131D. Entering into responsible parenting agreement 140
131E. Content of responsible parenting agreement 140
131F. Formal requirements 141
131G. Effect of responsible parenting agreement 141
131H. Delegation by CEO (Corrective Services) and CEO (Education) 142
Part 5 — Protection proceedings
Division 1 — Terms used in this Part
Division 2 — Adjournment and interim orders
Adjournment of proceedings 143
Interim orders 143
134A. Interim orders (secure care) 145
Variation or revocation of interim order 146
Access to child by authorised officer while interim order in force 147
Division 3A — Orders for determination of parentage
136A. Terms used 148
136B. Orders requiring person to give evidence 148
136C. Parentage testing orders 148
136D. Orders associated with parentage testing orders 149
136E. Adult contravening s. 136D order, consequences of 150
136F. Procedure etc. ordered for child, parental consent needed in some cases, consequences of refusing to consent 150
136G. No liability if parent or CEO consents 151
136H. Parentage testing procedures, conduct of etc. 151
136I. Results of parentage testing procedures admissible in protection proceedings 151
Division 3 — Pre‑hearing conferences
Court may order pre‑hearing conference 152
Confidentiality of pre‑hearing conference 153
Division 4 — Reports about child
Term used: report 154
Court may require report 155
Access to written report 155
Confidentiality of report 156
Protection from liability for preparing or giving report 156
Division 5 — Proposals about arrangements for child
143A. Content of proposal 158
Division 6 — Procedural matters
Conduct of protection proceedings generally 160
Court not bound by rules of evidence 161
Parties to protection proceedings 161
Legal representation of child 162
Presence of child in court 163
Evidence of child 163
Standard of proof 164
Intervention by Attorney General 164
Court to facilitate party’s participation in proceedings 164
Court may dispense with requirement for service 165
Frivolous or vexatious proceedings 165
Part 6 — Transfer of child protection orders and proceedings
Division 1 — Introductory matters
Purpose of Part 166
Terms used 166
Division 2 — Transfer of child protection orders
Subdivision 1 — Administrative transfers
When CEO may transfer home order 169
Persons whose consent is required under s. 158(1)(d) 170
CEO to have regard to certain matters 171
Notification of decision to transfer 171
Judicial review of CEO’s decision 172
Review by State Administrative Tribunal 172
Subdivision 2 — Judicial transfers
When Court may transfer home order 173
Service of application under s. 164 173
Court to have regard to certain matters 173
Proposed interstate orders, terms of 174
Court not to make s. 164 order without report from CEO 174
Appeals 175
Division 3 — Transfer of child protection proceedings
When Court may transfer child protection proceeding 176
Service of application under s. 170 176
Court to have regard to certain matters 176
Interim order 177
Appeals 178
Division 4 — Registration
Filing interstate orders in Court 179
Registering interstate orders 180
Notification by registrar of Court 180
Effect of registration 180
Revocation of registration 181
Division 5 — General
Legal representation of child 182
Effect of registration of transferred order 182
Transfer of Court file 182
Hearing and determination of transferred proceeding 183
Disclosure of information 183
Discretion of CEO to consent to transfer 183
Evidence of consent of relevant interstate officer 184
Offence to remove certain children from where they live 184
Part 7 — Employment of children
Terms used 186
School Education Act 1999 not affected 186
Child under 15 not to be employed in business etc. 186
Exceptions to s. 190 187
Children not to be employed to perform in indecent manner etc. 188
CEO may prohibit or limit employment of child 189
194A. CEO may prohibit or limit employment of children in particular business or place 190
False information to employers etc. 192
Role of industrial inspectors and industrial magistrate’s courts 192
Part 9 — Provision of financial or other assistance
CEO may provide financial or other assistance 193
CEO may assist with funeral expenses 193
Application for assistance 193
Recovery of overpayments in certain circumstances 194
Part 10 — Confidentiality provisions
Restriction on publication of certain information or material 195
Production of departmental records in legal proceedings 196
Objection to disclosure of certain information during legal proceedings 198
Restrictions on disclosing notifier’s identity 199
Restrictions on disclosing information obtained under this Act 203
Part 10A — Enforcement
Division 1 — Preliminary
241A. Terms used 205
241B. Application of Part 206
Division 2 — General powers
241C. Entry to places 206
241D. Powers after entering place 207
241E. Directions to provide information or documents 208
241F. Additional powers for relevant records 209
241G. Contravention of directions 210
241H. Exercise of power may be recorded 210
241I. Assistance and use of force to exercise power 210
241J. Procedure on seizing things 211
241K. Application of Criminal and Found Property Disposal Act 2006 211
Division 3 — Entry warrants
241L. Application for entry warrant 212
241M. Issue and content of entry warrant 213
241N. Refusal of entry warrant 214
241O. Effect of ent
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